Torrington, Wyoming
Torrington, Wyoming | |
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Sign welcoming visitors to Torrington (2006) | |
Location of Torrington in Goshen County, Wyoming. | |
| Coordinates: 42°04′00″N 104°10′57″W / 42.06667°N 104.18250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Goshen |
| Named after | Torrington, Connecticut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herb Doby |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.73 sq mi (9.65 km2) |
| • Land | 3.72 sq mi (9.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,104 ft (1,251 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,119 |
| • Density | 1,640.48/sq mi (634.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 82240 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-77530 |
| GNIS ID | 1595642 |
| Website | City website |
Torrington is a city in and the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,119 at the 2020 census, down from 6,501 at the 2010 census.
It is the home of Eastern Wyoming College, and is the surrounding region's center of commercial activity. Within this primarily agricultural community, there are several fertilizer plants, a former sugar beet factory which closed in 2019, and numerous tourist facilities and retail businesses that serve the local and nearby rural populations.