Rawlins

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Rawlins

Total population

8,129

Median home value

$217,100

18.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,773

Rawlins$65k

National$74k

Elevation2083 m

Land area21.44 km²

Weather43°F · Light Rain Likely

Coordinates41.79°, -107.22°

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

Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,221 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County. It was named for Union General John Aaron Rawlins, who camped in the locality in 1867.

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 Rawlins, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Joe Hickey

American politician (1911-1970)

B

Bertram C. Granger

set decorator (1892-1967)

Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr.

United States District Judge (1922-2014)

Eli Bebout

American politician and businessman

Jesse Garcia

American actor

Philip A. Brimmer

United States federal judge

S

Steve Worster

American football player (1949–2022)

T

Ted Eyre

American politician

H

Harry J. Wolf

academic administrator (1926-2010)

E

Eldon E. Ferguson

American physicist

C

Carl Schoen

Ph.D. University of Wyoming 1985

Ember Oakley

Wyoming politician

Billie B. Lefler

American Army dentist and general

G

Gary Crum

American politician

J

James W. Wilson

D

Daniel L. Kinnaman

American politician (1933–2025)

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

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Sinclair
  5.4 mi away · pop. 362
• Saratoga
  31.4 mi away · pop. 1,740
• Hanna
  34.7 mi away · pop. 789
• Bairoil
  35.7 mi away
• Wamsutter
  39.7 mi away · pop. 269
• Elk Mountain
  42.4 mi away
• Riverside
  45.6 mi away · pop. 59
• Encampment
  45.6 mi away · pop. 466
• Ryan Park
  50.1 mi away · pop. 13
• Medicine Bow
  53.2 mi away · pop. 442
• Dixon
  54.3 mi away
• Arlington
  54.3 mi away

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 Rawlins

Bureau of Land Management sign shop

United States. Bureau of Land Management. · 1996

Legendary locals of Rawlins Wyoming

Han Cheung · 2014

Adobe Town - Ferris Mountain Wilderness environmental impact statement, Rawlins District, Rawlins, Wyoming

United States. Bureau of Land Management. · 1987

Grant of certain lands to Rawlins, Wyo

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands · 1910

Record of decision and approved Rawlins resource management plan for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, Rawlins, Wyoming

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Rawlins Field Office. · 2008

100 years in the wild West

1968

Proposed resource management plan and final environmental impact statement for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, Rawlins, Wyoming

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Rawlins Field Office · 2008

An assessment of the effects of oil and gas field activities on nesting raptors in the Rawlins, Wyoming and Price, Utah field offices of the Bureau of Land Management

Jeff P. Smith · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 92 mi
• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 99 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 110 mi
• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 167 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 180 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 191 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 214 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 219 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-29

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-09-27

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2026-09-14

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-14

Hammond's Flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii

Seen 2026-09-14

Western Warbling Vireo

Vireo swainsoni

Seen 2026-09-07

Townsend's Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

Seen 2026-09-07

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Seen 2026-09-07

dwarf mallow

Malva neglecta

Seen 2026-09-04

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