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Worland
Wyomingcity
Worland
Total population
4,794
Median home value
$185,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$63,357
Founded
1900
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
Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 4,773 at the 2020 census, down from 5,487 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County. It is located within the Big Horn Basin and along the Big Horn River in northwestern Wyoming.
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Geography
Worland is located on the Big Horn River, in the Big Horn Basin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Due to the location within the Big Horn Basin, it is protected from severe weather by the surrounding mountains from nearly every direction. This topography results in weather that is highly continental with frigid and dry winters, little wind, little rainfall and few storms. Worland is the least windy municipality located in the State of Wyoming. Worland falls into USDA Hardiness Zone 4b. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Worland has a cool semi-arid climate, abbreviated BSk on climate maps, although it borders on a cool arid climate (BWk). The hottest temperature recorded in Worland was on July 13, 2026, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 17, 1930, and February 9, 1936. |source 2 = NOAA (average snowfall/snowy days 1981–2010)all-time extreme temperature }}
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Worland, WY from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,381
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,134
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves984
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves592
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves497
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves497
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves439
- Sandhill craneGrus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves417
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Worland High SchoolHigh · Worland · 388 students · 12.9:1 ratio
- Worland Middle SchoolMiddle · Worland · 249 students · 13.8:1 ratio
- West Side ElementaryElementary · Worland · 172 students · 12.3:1 ratio
- East Side ElementaryElementary · Worland · 168 students · 11.2:1 ratio
- South Side ElementaryElementary · Worland · 161 students · 10.7:1 ratio
- Wyoming Boys SchoolHigh · Worland · 14 students
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2025-03-0817 km ESE of Lucerne, Wyoming
- M 2.6 — 2024-10-1210 km SSE of Ten Sleep, Wyoming
- M 3.3 — 2023-09-0332 km NW of Kaycee, Wyoming
- M 2.8 — 2023-03-238 km S of Shell, Wyoming
- M 3.7 — 2023-02-13Wyoming
- M 3.3 — 2022-11-02Wyoming
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Wyoming
- Manderson17.2 mi away · pop. 113
- Kirby18.6 mi away · pop. 60
- Hyattville23.4 mi away · pop. 47
- Lucerne23.7 mi away · pop. 567
- Basin25.2 mi away · pop. 1,290
- Ten Sleep25.5 mi away · pop. 239
- East Thermopolis28.5 mi away · pop. 192
- Thermopolis28.7 mi away · pop. 2,709
- Greybull32.5 mi away · pop. 2,091
- Owl Creek34.4 mi away
- Shell36.6 mi away · pop. 36
- Burlington37.6 mi away · pop. 242
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Worland
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, WyomingWildfires · 2026-07-31 · 95 mi
- Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 101 mi
- Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 104 mi
- Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 106 mi
- Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 107 mi
- Wildfire Sarpy, Big Horn, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-17 · 120 mi
- Wildfire Windmill, Stillwater, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-19 · 147 mi
- Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 153 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET