Purple Sage

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

Purple Sage is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 535 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 Purple Sage, 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

Edward D. Crippa

American politician (1899-1960)

Boyd Dowler

American football player

Mickey Daniels

American actor (1914–1970)

Paul Gosar

American politician (born 1958)

Teno Roncalio

American politician (1916–2003)

Adam Archuleta

American football player (born 1977)

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Abby Norman

Beauty contestant

F

Florabel Muir

American journalist (1889-1970)

J

Jack Snow

American football player (1943-2006)

J

John Frullo

American politician, Accountant

L

Lloyd Jones Mills

US Navy officer

R

Rae Lynn Job

American politician

Todd Parr

American writer (born 1962)

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Tony Berti

American football player

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Joe Aguirre

American football player (1918-1985)

John Bugas

American automotive industry executive

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

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Clearview Acres
  3.1 mi away · pop. 273
• Rock Springs
  5.9 mi away · pop. 23,127
• Green River
  8.2 mi away
• North Rock Springs
  8.3 mi away · pop. 2,277
• Arrowhead Springs
  9 mi away · pop. 43
• Reliance
  10.3 mi away · pop. 572
• James Town
  11.2 mi away · pop. 431
• Superior
  23.3 mi away
• Little America
  29.2 mi away · pop. 19
• Point of Rocks
  29.6 mi away · pop. 9
• Granger
  33.5 mi away
• Eden
  35.7 mi away · pop. 472

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.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 102 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 128 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 154 mi
• Prescribed Fire Bear River MBR Unit 2c RX, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-09-18 · 155 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 156 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 162 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 165 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Saltlover

Halogeton glomeratus

Seen 2026-09-26

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Seen 2026-09-25

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Seen 2026-09-24

Audubon's Warbler

Setophaga coronata auduboni

Seen 2026-09-23

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Seen 2026-09-23

California Gull

Larus californicus

Seen 2026-09-23

Great Basin Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer deserticola

Seen 2026-09-17

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-09-09

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Seen 2026-09-09

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