Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming | |
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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. | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′52″N 108°12′50″W / 43.64778°N 108.21389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Hot Springs |
| Named after | Greek for "Hot City", named for the county's natural hot springs |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2) |
| • Land | 2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,334 ft (1,321 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,725 |
| • Density | 1,157.94/sq mi (447.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 82443 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-76515 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413384 |
| Website | www |
Thermopolis is the county seat and most populous town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. 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.
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.