Thermopolis, Wyoming

Thermopolis, Wyoming
Town
Thermopolis viewed from Roundtop Mountain
Thermopolis viewed from Roundtop Mountain
Nickname: 
"Thermop" "T-Town"
Motto(s): 
"A Past To Behold, A Future To Uphold"
Location of Thermopolis in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
Location of Thermopolis in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
Thermopolis, Wyoming is located in Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Location in Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming is located in the United States
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°38′46″N 108°12′43″W / 43.64611°N 108.21194°W / 43.64611; -108.21194[1]
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyHot Springs
Named forGreek for "Hot City", named for the county's natural hot springs
Government
 • MayorAdam Ryan Estenson
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2)
 • Land2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,331 ft (1,320 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
2,725
 • Density1,157.94/sq mi (447.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
82443
Area code307
FIPS code56-76515[4]
Websitewww.townofthermopolis.com

Thermopolis is the county seat and most populous town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States.[5] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town population was 2,725.

Thermopolis, Greek for "hot city", is home to numerous natural hot springs, in which mineral-laden waters are heated by geothermal processes. The town is named for the hot springs located there.[6]

The town claims the world's largest mineral hot spring, appropriately named "The Big Spring", as part of Hot Springs State Park. The springs are open to the public for free as part of an 1896 treaty signed with the Shoshone and Arapaho Indian tribes.

Dinosaur fossils were found on the Warm Springs Ranch in 1993, and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center was founded soon after.[7]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thermopolis, Wyoming
  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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "Profile for Thermopolis, Wyoming, WY". ePodunk. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  7. ^ Butcher, Melissa. "Home". Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Retrieved September 4, 2019.