Lovell

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Lovell

Total population

2,422

Median home value

$209,700

19.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$60,154

Lovell$60k

National$74k

Elevation1168 m

Land area2.85 km²

Weather84°F · Sunny

Coordinates44.84°, -108.39°

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

Lovell is the largest town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,243 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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lovell, 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

Don G. Despain

American botanist (1940–2022)

R

R. Ray Peterson

American politician in Wyoming (born 1959)

Ralph Watts

American politician

E

Elaine Harvey

American politician

R

Roy DeVerl Willey

professor of education

R

Richard Kermode

American keyboardist (1946-1996)

K

Kody Brown

American reality television participant

R

Roland A. Hopmann

Lutheran Pastor, Professor

D

DeVerle P. Harris

American geologist and mineral economist

O

Oliver McArthur

American infant (1911-1911)

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

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Cowley
  5 mi away · pop. 755
• Byron
  6.3 mi away
• Deaver
  10.7 mi away · pop. 171
• Garland
  13.5 mi away · pop. 59
• Frannie
  14.6 mi away · pop. 209
• Powell
  18.6 mi away
• Ralston
  25.8 mi away · pop. 107
• Burlington
  26.9 mi away · pop. 242
• Greybull
  29.2 mi away · pop. 2,091
• Basin
  35.7 mi away · pop. 1,290
• Shell
  36.4 mi away
• Cody
  39.3 mi away · pop. 10,276

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 Lovell

Doc

Jack Olsen · 1989

Crime, Chaos and the Good Life

Thomas Wicke · 2018

Davis Funeral Home records for 1918-1951, Riverton, Wyoming

Evelyn Lovell · 1987

"Doc"

Jack Olsen · 1990

Lovell ID hydropower study

2003

Without evidence

Jeane S. Wagner · 1989

Nomination

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. · 1979

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 61 mi
• Wildfire Sarpy, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 76 mi
• Wildfire Windmill, Stillwater, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 88 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 97 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 129 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 152 mi
• Wildfire Ant Park, Meagher, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 170 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

Seen 2026-10-03

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-28

Variegated Meadowhawk

Sympetrum corruptum

Seen 2026-09-22

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-09-07

flower-of-an-hour

Hibiscus trionum

Seen 2026-09-07

Carolina Grasshopper

Dissosteira carolina

Seen 2026-09-03

Cooper's Hawk

Astur cooperii

Seen 2026-08-31

Western Black Widow

Latrodectus hesperus

Seen 2026-08-27

showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Seen 2026-08-26

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