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Casper, Wyoming | |
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 Overview of downtown, looking south toward Casper Mountain, with North Platte River | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Nickname: "The Oil City" | |
  Casper Location within Wyoming  Casper Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′0″N 106°19′30″W / 42.85000°N 106.32500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  Wyoming |
| County | Natrona |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[1] |
| • City Manager | Carter Napier[2] |
| Area | |
| • City | 26.88 sq mi (69.62 km2) |
| • Land | 26.55 sq mi (68.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,150 ft (1,560 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 59,038 |
| • Rank | US: 662nd WY: 2nd |
| • Density | 2,182.21/sq mi (842.55/km2) |
| • Urban | 64,548 (US: 424th) |
| • Metro | 79,955 (US: 378th) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 82601–82602, 82604–82605, 82609, 82615, 82630, 82638, 82646 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-13150[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1586424[6] |
| Website | casperwy.gov |
Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.[7] Casper is the second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, with the population at 59,038 as of the 2020 census.[4] Casper is nicknamed "The Oil City" and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field.
Casper is located in east central Wyoming on the North Platte River.
- ^ "City Council and Manager - City of Casper". City of Casper. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "City Manager - City of Casper". Casperwy.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.