Arapahoe

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Arapahoe

Total population

1,240

Median home value

$183,900

8.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,000

Arapahoe$70k

National$74k

Elevation1525 m

Land area72.1 km²

Weather84°F · Sunny

Coordinates42.99°, -108.45°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Arapahoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,656 at the 2010 census. A Catholic mission was founded here in 1884. St Stephen's Mission Church, located near Arapahoe, is part of the Catholic mission.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Arapahoe, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Ashlynn Yennie

American actress

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Nick Bebout

American football player

Lance Deal

American hammer thrower

B

Bucky Jacobsen

American baseball player

Chance Phelps

United States Marine (1984-2004)

D

David Love

American field geologist (1913-2002)

W

Willie Wright

American football player

B

Ben M. Hillberry

American mechanical engineering educator and researcher

Robert Cloer

American politician (1930–2024)

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Robert Martinez

Northern Inunaina (Arapaho) artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Riverton
  4.3 mi away · pop. 10,856
• Hudson
  9 mi away · pop. 401
• Ethete
  13.7 mi away
• Johnstown
  14.6 mi away · pop. 253
• Boulder Flats
  18.3 mi away · pop. 564
• Lander
  19.1 mi away · pop. 7,432
• Pavillion
  21.1 mi away · pop. 318
• Fort Washakie
  23.7 mi away · pop. 1,219
• Shoshoni
  24.3 mi away · pop. 677
• Atlantic City
  36.8 mi away · pop. 27
• Crowheart
  45.9 mi away · pop. 115
• East Thermopolis
  46.8 mi away · pop. 192

Browse all places in Wyoming →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Arapahoe

The northern Arapaho of Wyoming

Henry Elkin · 1900

The story teller

Margaret Coel · 1999

Ghost Walker

Margaret Coel · 1997

Arapaho Vision Quest - a Wyoming Native American Novel

Lisa Shea · 2018

Per capita payment to Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians of Wyoming

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Indian Affairs · 1928

Geologic Map of the Arapahoe Butte Quadrangle, Fremont and Hot Springs Counties, Wyoming

United States Geological Survey · 1980

Arapahoe politics, 1851-1978

Loretta Fowler · 1982

Wyoming Indians

Winfred Hamlin Ziegler · 1944

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 26 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 104 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 151 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 161 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 162 mi
• Wildfire Big Rock, Jefferson, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 167 mi
• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 177 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-09-16

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-09

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-07-28

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2026-07-15

European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Seen 2026-07-06

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Seen 2026-07-05

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Seen 2026-07-03

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Seen 2026-06-14

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).