Rawlins, Wyoming

Rawlins, Wyoming
Downtown Rawlins, looking north from I-80
Downtown Rawlins, looking north from I-80
Location of Rawlins in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Location of Rawlins in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Rawlins, Wyoming is located in Wyoming
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins, Wyoming
Location within the state of Wyoming
Rawlins, Wyoming is located in the United States
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins, Wyoming
Location within the United States
Rawlins, Wyoming is located in North America
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins, Wyoming
Location within North America
Coordinates: 41°47′25″N 107°14′3″W / 41.79028°N 107.23417°W / 41.79028; -107.23417
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Carbon
Government
 • MayorTerry Weickum[1]
Area
 • Total8.29 sq mi (21.46 km2)
 • Land8.25 sq mi (21.36 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
6,834 ft (2,083 m)
Population
 • Total8,221
 • Estimate 
(2021)[4]
8,298
 • Density996.7/sq mi (353.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
82301
Area code307
FIPS code56-63900[5]
GNIS feature ID1593213[6]
Websitewww.rawlins-wyoming.com

Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,221 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County.[7] It was named for Union General John Aaron Rawlins, who camped in the locality in 1867.[8]

  1. ^ Searcey, Dionne; Rasmussen, Benjamin (March 3, 2021). "Wyoming Coal Country Pivots, Reluctantly, to Wind Farms". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Stewart, George R. (1970) American Place-Names, p. 401, New York, NY: Oxford University Press. The city is known as the only Wyoming county seat to originally be a part of the Republic of Texas before the area was given to the various territories in 1850.

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