James Town

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James Town

Total population

431

Median home value

$0

13.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$118,750

James Town$119k

National$74k

Elevation1880 m

Land area8.76 km²

Weather78°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates41.56°, -109.54°

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

James Town is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 536 at the 2010 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.

Current forecast

Forecast for James Town, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Curt Gowdy

American sportscaster (1919–2006)

Amy Jo Martin

Business entrepreneur

J

Justin Salas

mixed martial artist

John McDermott

actor and film director (1893-1946)

M

Marlene Tromp

American academic, President of Boise State University

R

Richard W. Waggener

American politician

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

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Green River
  4.9 mi away
• Purple Sage
  11.2 mi away · pop. 489
• Clearview Acres
  13.3 mi away · pop. 273
• North Rock Springs
  14.8 mi away · pop. 2,277
• Rock Springs
  16.4 mi away · pop. 23,127
• Little America
  18 mi away · pop. 19
• Reliance
  18.9 mi away · pop. 572
• Arrowhead Springs
  20.1 mi away · pop. 43
• Granger
  22.3 mi away
• Superior
  32.5 mi away
• Eden
  34.6 mi away · pop. 472
• Washam
  39.5 mi away · pop. 187

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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 James Town

WYOMING GHOST TOWNS, HAUNTINGS, TREASURE TALES, and OTHER BS

Kurt JAMES · 2021

History of Natrona County, Wyoming, 1888-1922

Alfred James Mokler · 1923

James Town-Rio Vista Water District

Keller Associates · 2010

History of Natrona County, Wyoming, 1888-1922; True Portrayal of the Yesterdays of a new County and a Typical Frontier Town of the Middle West. ... Struggles and Triumphs of the Pioneers

Alfred James Mokler · 2018

The marriage season

Linda Lael Miller · 2015

Forever a hero

Linda Lael Miller · 2017

A Snow Country Christmas

Linda Lael Miller · 2017

Fifteenth census of the United States

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1931

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 88 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 96 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 118 mi
• Prescribed Fire Bear River MBR Unit 2c RX, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-09-18 · 144 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 144 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 153 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 154 mi
• Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 163 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Seen 2026-09-25

Audubon's Warbler

Setophaga coronata auduboni

Seen 2026-09-23

Saltlover

Halogeton glomeratus

Seen 2026-09-17

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-09-09

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Seen 2026-09-09

Midget Faded Rattlesnake

Crotalus oreganus concolor

Seen 2026-09-06

Plateau Fence Lizard

Sceloporus tristichus

Seen 2026-09-06

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

Seen 2026-09-04

Pelegrina aeneola

Pelegrina aeneola

Seen 2026-08-31

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