Basin, Wyoming

Basin, Wyoming
Town
Downtown Basin, Wyoming
Downtown Basin, Wyoming
Flag of Basin, Wyoming
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Nickname: 
Lilac City
Location of Basin in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
Location of Basin in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
Basin, Wyoming is located in the United States
Basin, Wyoming
Basin, Wyoming
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°22′44″N 108°2′35″W / 44.37889°N 108.04306°W / 44.37889; -108.04306
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyBig Horn
Incorporated1902
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorCJ Duncan
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2)
 • Land2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
3,878 ft (1,182 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,288
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
1,330
 • Density542.53/sq mi (209.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
82410
Area code307
FIPS code56-05320[4]
GNIS feature ID1585173[5]
Websitewww.thetownofbasin.com

Basin is a town in, and the county seat of, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States.[6] The population was 1,288 at the 2020 census. The community is located near the center of the Bighorn Basin with the Big Horn River east of the town. Basin's post office, built in 1919, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.