Little America, Wyoming | |
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 Billboard near Little America, Wyoming, 2002 | |
 Location of Little America, Wyoming | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′43″N 109°52′20″W / 41.54528°N 109.87222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Sweetwater |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.8 sq mi (20.1 km2) |
| • Land | 7.8 sq mi (20.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,424 ft (1,958 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 68 |
| • Density | 8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 82929 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-46935[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1590725[1] |
Little America is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 68 at the 2010 census. The community got its name from the Little America motel, which was purposefully located in a remote location as a haven, not unlike the Little America base camp the polar explorer Richard E. Byrd set up in the Antarctic in 1928.[3] However, being situated on a coast-to-coast highway and offering travel services, it thrived, launching a chain of travel facilities by the same name. Its developer, Robert Earl Holding, died on April 19, 2013, with a personal net worth of over $3 billion.[4]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little America, Wyoming
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Antarctic Explorers: Richard e. Byrd".
- ^ "Robert Earl Holding, Wide-Ranging Entrepreneur, Dies at 86". The New York Times. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.