Shell

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Shell

Total population

36

Median home value

$0

100%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation4219 m

Land area2.96 km²

Weather57°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates44.53°, -107.78°

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

Shell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 83 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 Shell, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Greybull
  13.8 mi away · pop. 2,091
• Basin
  16.8 mi away · pop. 1,290
• Manderson
  20.3 mi away · pop. 113
• Hyattville
  21.4 mi away · pop. 47
• Burlington
  32.5 mi away · pop. 242
• Dayton
  34.7 mi away · pop. 992
• Lovell
  36.4 mi away · pop. 2,422
• Worland
  36.6 mi away
• Parkman
  37.2 mi away · pop. 389
• Ten Sleep
  38.3 mi away · pop. 239
• Ranchester
  39.8 mi away · pop. 1,277
• Byron
  39.9 mi away · pop. 595

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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 Shell

Land shells from the Tertiary of Wyoming

Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell · 1914

Marine shell ornaments from the Plains

Wyoming) Plains Conference (53rd 1995 Laramie · 1997

Proposed mining and reclamation plan, North Rochelle Mine, Campbell County, Wyoming

United States. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · 1982

Evaluation of douglas-fir beetle in Shell Canyon, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming

Kurt K. Allen · 2003

Wyoming Wilde, Wild Wyoming Series #3

Diana, Hart · 2004

Description of a new teredo-like shell from the Laramie Group

Robert Parr Whitfield · 1902

Project report for the Shell Valley storage level II study

States West Water Resources Corporation · 2013

Shell Valley watershed plan, Level I study

Engineering Associates (Cody, Wyo.) · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 70 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 70 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 72 mi
• Wildfire Sarpy, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 96 mi
• Wildfire Windmill, Stillwater, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 124 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 137 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 170 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Moose

Alces alces

Seen 2026-08-18

Saltlover

Halogeton glomeratus

Seen 2026-08-17

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Seen 2026-08-06

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Seen 2026-08-03

Woodland Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanoides

Seen 2026-08-03

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Seen 2026-08-02

Rocky Mountain Parnassian

Parnassius smintheus

Seen 2026-07-19

Phyciodes anasazi apsaalooke

Phyciodes anasazi apsaalooke

Seen 2026-07-19

Mylitta Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta

Seen 2026-07-19

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