Evansville

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Evansville

Total population

2,779

Median home value

$240,700

14%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$76,893

Evansville$77k

National$74k

Elevation1562 m

Land area8.94 km²

Weather40°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates42.88°, -106.27°

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

Evansville is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,746 at the 2020 census.

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.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Evansville, 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

M

Matthew Scully

American political writer and speechwriter

Lynne Cheney

Second Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009

M

Matthew Shepard

American LGBT student and murder victim

Tom Coburn

American politician and physician (1948–2020)

Anne Gorsuch Burford

American politician and attorney (1942-2004)

Douglas M. Fraser

United States general

J

Jim J. Bullock

American actor and comedian

M

Marlan Scully

American physicist

L

Larry Clapp

Wyoming lawyer and politician (1946–2013)

A

Alexandra Ivy

American novelist

Tom Browning

American baseball player

P

Paul Baxley

American stunt coordinator (1923-2011)

Zane Beadles

American football player, offensive lineman

Floyd Volker

basketball player (1921–1995)

G

Geoffrey Lower

American actor

B

Bill Thompson

Wyoming politician, born 1937

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

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Brookhurst
  2.2 mi away · pop. 99
• Casper
  3.6 mi away · pop. 58,839
• Hartrandt
  4.2 mi away · pop. 975
• Bar Nunn
  5.1 mi away · pop. 3,008
• Mills
  6.5 mi away · pop. 4,390
• Mountain View
  7.4 mi away
• Vista West
  8.6 mi away · pop. 953
• Meadow Acres
  8.8 mi away · pop. 124
• Casper Mountain
  9.5 mi away · pop. 435
• Red Butte
  9.7 mi away · pop. 580
• Homa Hills
  9.9 mi away · pop. 235
• Antelope Hills
  14.4 mi away · pop. 72

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 Evansville

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 41 mi
• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 80 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 105 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 120 mi
• Wildfire PK, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-10-09 · 138 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 161 mi
• Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 196 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 200 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-10-13

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Seen 2026-10-10

pipsissewa

Chimaphila umbellata

Seen 2026-10-10

Aspen Bracket

Phellinus tremulae

Seen 2026-10-10

Painted Lady Beetle

Mulsantina picta

Seen 2026-10-10

Western Rattlesnake Plantain

Goodyera oblongifolia

Seen 2026-10-10

Bullsnake

Pituophis catenifer sayi

Seen 2026-10-10

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

Seen 2026-10-10

Dwarf Yucca

Yucca harrimaniae

Seen 2026-10-08

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