Editing Sweetwater County, Wyoming

{{Short description|County in Wyoming, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county    = Sweetwater County
 | state               = Wyoming
 | ex image cap         = [[City Hall (Rock Springs, Wyoming)|Rock Springs City Hall]], 2007
 | ex image     = DowntownRS.jpg
 | seal                 = 
 | flag                 = Flag of Sweetwater County, Wyoming.svg
 | area codes           = [[Area code 307|307]]
 | founded year         = 1867
 | founded date    = December 17
 | seat wl         = Green River
 | largest city wl= Rock Springs
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 10491
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 10427
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 64
 | area percentage      = 0.6%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 42272
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 41249 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web  = sweetwatercountywy.gov
 | time zone          = Mountain
 | district           = At-large
 | named for            = [[Sweetwater River (Wyoming)|Sweetwater River]]
 | coordinates          = {{coord|41.66|-108.89|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-WY_source:UScensus1990}} }}

'''Sweetwater County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in southwestern [[Wyoming]], [[United States]].<ref>{{gnis|1609192|Sweetwater County}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 42,272, making it the [[List of counties in Wyoming|fourth-most populous county]] in Wyoming.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sweetwatercountywyoming/POP010220}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Green River, Wyoming|Green River]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> By area, it is the largest county in Wyoming. Its southern boundary line abuts the north lines of the states of [[Colorado]] and [[Utah]]. Sweetwater County comprises the Rock Springs, Green River, Wyoming Micropolitan Statistical Area.

==History==
Sweetwater County was created on December 17, 1867, as a county within the [[Dakota Territory]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Long |first=John H. |year=2006 |title=Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Wyoming/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718043802/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Wyoming/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=September 1, 2011 |website=Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The Newberry Library}}</ref> The county was formed of territory partitioned from [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie County]]. The county was originally named Carter County for Judge W.A. Carter of [[Fort Bridger, Wyoming|Fort Bridger]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Urbanek |first=Mae |title=Wyoming Place Names |publisher=Mountain Press Publ. Co. |year=1988 |isbn=0-87842-204-8 |location=Missoula MT}}</ref> In 1869, the newly established legislature of the [[Wyoming Territory]] renamed the county for the [[Sweetwater River (Wyoming)|Sweetwater River]].

Also in 1869, [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]] was organized with land ceded by Sweetwater County. [[Johnson County, Wyoming|Johnson County]], originally named Pease County, was formed from parts of Sweetwater and [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon]] counties in 1875. In 1884, Sweetwater County lost territory when [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Fremont County]] was created. Sweetwater County also lost territory when its boundary with [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon County]] was adjusted in 1886. County boundaries were also adjusted in 1909, 1911, and 1951.

[[South Pass City, Wyoming|South Pass City]] was the county seat from 1867 until 1873, when the county seat was moved to [[Green River, Wyoming|Green River]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|10491|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|10427|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|64|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_56.txt |access-date=August 18, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The largest county in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is larger than six states and is the [[List of the largest counties in the United States by area|eighth-largest county in the United States]] (not including [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|boroughs and census areas in Alaska]]). Most of the [[Great Divide Basin]] lies within the county, comprising the county's northeast quadrant. The [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] runs through the county.

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Fremont County]] (north)
* [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon County]] (east)
* [[Moffat County, Colorado]] (south)
* [[Daggett County, Utah]] (southwest)
* [[Summit County, Utah]] (west-southwest)
* [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]] (southwest)
* [[Lincoln County, Wyoming|Lincoln County]] (west)
* [[Sublette County, Wyoming|Sublette County]] (northwest)
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-80 (WY).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 (Wyoming)|Interstate 80]]
*{{jct|state=WY|BL|80|dab1=Green River}}
*{{jct|state=WY|BL|80|dab1=Rock Springs}}
* [[File:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 30 (Wyoming)|U.S. Highway 30]]
* [[File:US 191.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 191 (Wyoming)|U.S. Highway 191]]
* [[Image:WY-28.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 28]]
* [[Image:WY-370.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 370]]
* [[Image:WY-371.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 371]]
* [[Image:WY-372.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 372]]
* [[Image:WY-414.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 414]]
* [[Image:WY-430.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 430]]
* [[Image:WY-530.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 530]]
* [[Image:WY-789.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 789]]

===National protected areas===
* [[Ashley National Forest]] (part)
* [[Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area]] (part)
* [[Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1916
|1880= 2561
|1890= 4941
|1900= 8455
|1910= 11575
|1920= 13640
|1930= 18165
|1940= 19407
|1950= 22017
|1960= 17920
|1970= 18391
|1980= 41723
|1990= 38823
|2000= 37613
|2010= 43806
|estyear=2023
|estimate=41249
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=August 18, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1870–2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Decennial Census Population for Wyoming Counties, Cities, and Towns |url=http://eadiv.state.wy.us/demog_data/pop2000/cntycity_hist.htm |access-date=January 25, 2014 |publisher=Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Division of Economic Analysis}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name=QF/>
|2020=42272}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=May 14, 2011 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> of 2000, there were 37,613 people, 14,105 households, and 10,099 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 15,921 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.62% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.73% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.64% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.37% from two or more races. 9.42% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 16.4% are of [[English people|English]], 16.2% [[German people|German]], 9% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5% [[Italian people|Italian]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweetwater County, Wyoming - Ancestry & family history |url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=22262 |access-date=January 9, 2018 |website=Epodunk.com}}</ref>

There were 14,105 households, out of which 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11.

The county population contained 28.90% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,537, and the median income for a family was $54,173. Males had a median income of $45,678 versus $22,440 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,575. About 5.40% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 43,806 people, 16,475 ;households, and 11,405 families in the county.<ref name="DC">{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012034/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US56037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|4.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 18,735 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190859/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US56037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 88.5% white, 1.0% American Indian, 1.0% black or African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 6.4% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 15.3% of the population.<ref name=DC/> In terms of ancestry, 22.4% were [[Germans|German]], 19.0% were [[English people|English]], 13.0% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 7.4% were [[Italians|Italian]], and 4.4% were [[Americans|American]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023345/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US56037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

Of the 16,475 households, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.8% were non-families, and 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 32.8 years.<ref name=DC/>

The median income for a household in the county was $69,828 and the median income for a family was $79,527. Males had a median income of $65,174 versus $31,738 for females. The per capita income for the county was $30,961. About 6.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025107/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US56037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Religion==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Sweetwater County,according to ARDA (2020) [https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=0&c=56037]
|label1 = Catholic Church 
|value1 = 21.1
|color1 =  Purple 
|label2 = LDS Church 
|value2 = 14.7
|color2 = Pink 
|label3 =  Evangelical Churches 
|value3 = 6.7
|color3 = Blue
|label4 = Mainline Protestant Churches 
|value4 = 1.9
|color4 = Red
|label5 = Orthodox Church 
|value5 = 0.1
|color5 = DodgerBlue 
|label6 = Others 
|value6 = 0.6
|color6 = Orange
|label7 = None*
|value7 = 54.9
|color7 = White 
}}
*"Nones" is an unclear category.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wuthnow |first=Robert |title=Inventing American Religion : Polls, Surveys, and the Tenuous Quest for a Nation's Faith |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780190258900 |pages=151–155}}</ref><ref name="Johnson 2022" /> It is a heterogenous group of the not religious and intermittently religious.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blankholm |first=Joseph |title=The Secular Paradox : On the Religiosity of the Not Religious |date=2022 |publisher=New York University Press |isbn=9781479809509 |location=New York |page=7}}</ref> Researchers argue that most of the "Nones" should be considered "unchurched", rather than objectively nonreligious;<ref name="Johnson 2022">{{Cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Byron |last2=Stark |first2=Rodney |last3=Bradshaw |first3=Matt |last4=Levin |first4=Jeff |date=2022 |title=Are Religious "Nones" Really Not Religious?: Revisiting Glenn, Three Decades Later |journal=Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion |volume=18 |issue=7}}</ref><ref name="Unaff Yet Rel" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hout |first=Michael |last2=Fischer |first2=Claude S. |date=October 13, 2014 |title=Explaining Why More Americans Have No Religious Preference: Political Backlash and Generational Succession, 1987-2012 |journal=Sociological Science |volume=1 |pages=423–447 |doi=10.15195/v1.a24 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="Hout 2017">{{Cite journal |last=Hout |first=Michael |date=November 2017 |title=American Religion, All or Nothing at All |journal=Contexts |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=78–80 |doi=10.1177/1536504217742401 |s2cid=67327797 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="Fuller">Robert Fuller, ''Spiritual, but not Religious: Understanding Unchurched America'', Oxford University Press (2001). pp. 1-4.</ref> especially since most "Nones" do hold some religious-spiritual beliefs and a notable amount participate in behaviors.<ref name="Johnson 2022" /><ref name="Unaff Yet Rel">{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Todd |title=Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion: Volume 7: Sociology of Atheism |last2=Zurlo |first2=Gina |date=2016 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004317536 |editor-last=Cipriani |editor-first=Roberto |location=Leiden |pages=58–60 |chapter=Unaffiliated, Yet Religious: A Methodological and Demographic Analysis |editor-last2=Garelli |editor-first2=Franco}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Drescher |first=Elizabeth |title=Choosing our Religion: The Spiritual Lives of America's Nones |date=2016 |isbn=9780199341221 |location=New York |pages=21–26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Kiana |date=March 17, 2021 |title=Nine-in-ten Black 'nones' believe in God, but fewer pray or attend services |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/03/17/nine-in-ten-black-nones-believe-in-god-but-fewer-pray-or-attend-services/ |website=Pew Research Center}}</ref> For example, 72% of American "Nones" believe in God or a Higher Power.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Key findings about Americans' belief in God |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/25/key-findings-about-americans-belief-in-god/ |website=Pew Research Center}}</ref>

==Education==
There are three school districts with portions of Sweetwater County: [[Sweetwater County School District Number 1]], [[Sweetwater County School District Number 2]], and [[Carbon County School District 1]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56037_sweetwater/DC20SD_C56037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sweetwater County, WY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st56_wy/schooldistrict_maps/c56037_sweetwater/DC20SD_C56037_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Some residents of Sweetwater County District 2 attend schools in the [[Daggett School District]] of Utah. DSD stated that, as per its agreement with Sweetwater County District 2, "DSD schools are the home school for all students living in [[Washam, Wyoming]]."<ref name=Outofstate>{{cite web|url=https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4168/Daggett_SD/3387912/Out-of-State_Student_Enrollment_and_Tuition.pdf|title=Out-of-State Student Enrollment and Tuition|publisher=[[Daggett School District]]|access-date=2024-12-06}} - [https://www.dsdf.org/documents/school-board/school-board-policies/article-g%3A-community-relations/501702 Linked from this page]</ref> Additionally, students in [[McKinnon, Wyoming]] may choose to attend DSD schools.<ref name=Outofstate/>

Sweetwater is also home to [[Western Wyoming Community College]] which is located in Rock Springs.

==Politics and government==
Sweetwater County was a Democratic stronghold in Wyoming until recent years (owing to its unionized mining industry), voting Democratic in eleven consecutive presidential elections between 1928 and 1968, after supporting Progressive [[Robert M. La Follette, Sr|Robert La Follette Sr.]] in 1924. In 1928, 1952, 1956 and 1976 it was the only Wyoming county to support the Democratic presidential nominee.

Nonetheless, no Democratic presidential candidate has won Sweetwater County since [[Bill Clinton]] in 1996. The county has come to mirror neighboring Wyoming counties in its powerful support of Republican candidates; in 2016, [[Hillary Clinton]] won just 18.9 percent of the vote in the county.<ref name=LP/> The 2024 election saw the strongest Republican support in the county since statehood when it cast over 75% of its vote for Donald Trump. At the state level, Sweetwater County is represented by a Republican delegation in the [[Wyoming House of Representatives]],and three Republicans in the [[Wyoming Senate]].

{{PresHead|place=Sweetwater County, Wyoming|whig=no|source1=<ref name="LP">Leip, Dave. US Election Atlas; [https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2000&fips=56037&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2016 Presidential General Election Results – Sweetwater County, WY] (and earlier years)</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|3,355|4,747|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|3,567|5,807|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,538|5,146|401|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,623|5,599|0|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,439|6,637|18|Wyoming}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,797|6,232|68|Wyoming}}
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{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|888|916|679|Wyoming}}
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{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,473|464|127|Wyoming}}
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{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|754|996|37|Wyoming}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Populist|674|0|759|Wyoming}}

'''County commissioners'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Party
! Term
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Keaton West (Chair)
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2022-
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Island Richards
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2022-
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Mary Thoman
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2020-
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Taylor Jones
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2021-
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Robb Slaughter
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2022-
|}
{{Clear}}

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Green River, Wyoming|Green River]] (county seat)
* [[Rock Springs, Wyoming|Rock Springs]]

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
* [[Bairoil, Wyoming|Bairoil]]
* [[Granger, Wyoming|Granger]]
* [[Superior, Wyoming|Superior]]
* [[Wamsutter, Wyoming|Wamsutter]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col|colwidth=33em}}
* [[Arrowhead Springs, Wyoming|Arrowhead Springs]]
* [[Clearview Acres, Wyoming|Clearview Acres]]
* [[Eden, Wyoming|Eden]]
* [[Farson, Wyoming|Farson]]
* [[James Town, Wyoming|James Town]]
* [[Little America, Wyoming|Little America]]
* [[McKinnon, Wyoming|McKinnon]]
* [[North Rock Springs, Wyoming|North Rock Springs]]
* [[Point of Rocks, Wyoming|Point of Rocks]]
* [[Purple Sage, Wyoming|Purple Sage]]
* [[Reliance, Wyoming|Reliance]]
* [[Table Rock, Wyoming|Table Rock]]
* [[Washam, Wyoming|Washam]]
{{div col end}}

===Other unincorporated communities===
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* [[Blairtown, Wyoming|Blairtown]]
* Creston<ref>{{Cite web |title=Creston · Wyoming |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Creston,+WY/@41.6995984,-107.7661542,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x875c8c0744365277:0xcdb8c91a4b13d9c0!8m2!3d41.7038481!4d-107.7567402 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Creston · Wyoming |language=en}}</ref>
* Quealy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quealy · Wyoming 82901 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Quealy,+WY+82901/@41.5382971,-109.2313825,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x875a8a9d5926fc25:0x1031051ebc8b9a78!8m2!3d41.5382979!4d-109.2226277 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Quealy · Wyoming 82901 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Red Desert, Wyoming (town)|Red Desert]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Desert · Wyoming 82336 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red+Desert,+WY+82336/@41.6535699,-108.1305104,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x875b7ea2fc07b2cd:0xb16e62512d48c658!8m2!3d41.6535707!4d-108.1217556 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Red Desert · Wyoming 82336 |language=en}}</ref>
* Riner<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riner · Wyoming 82301 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Riner,+WY+82301/@41.7352365,-107.5593749,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x875cf14a8240f449:0xb3b669ac20485483!8m2!3d41.7352374!4d-107.5506201 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Riner · Wyoming 82301 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sweeney Ranch, Wyoming|Sweeney Ranch]]
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===Ghost towns===
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* [[Bryan, Wyoming|Bryan]]
* [[Linwood, Utah|Linwood]] (mostly within the [[Utah|State of Utah]])
* [[Table Rock, Wyoming|Table Rock]]
* [[Winton, Wyoming|Winton]]
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==Media==
===Print===
Sweetwater County is served by two print publications: ''[[Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner]]'' and ''The [[Green River Star]]'' (a weekly newspaper published in [[Green River, Wyoming|Green River]]).

===Hyperlocal websites===
Sweetwater County is served by two [[hyperlocal]] news websites, SweetwaterNOW.com and wyo4news.com.

==See also==

* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Sweetwater County, Wyoming]]
*[[Wyoming]]
**[[List of cities and towns in Wyoming]]
**[[List of counties in Wyoming]]
**[[Wyoming statistical areas]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite magazine |last=Gardner |first=A. Dudley |year=2011 |title=You could still live off the land: Sweetwater County during the Great Depression |pages=2–20 |volume=83 |issue=1 |periodical=Annals of Wyoming}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sweetwater County, Wyoming}}
* {{official website|https://www.sweetwatercountywy.gov/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Sweetwater County, Wyoming
|North     = [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Fremont County]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Moffat County, Colorado]]
|Southwest = [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]]; [[Summit County, Utah]]; and [[Daggett County, Utah]]
|West      = [[Lincoln County, Wyoming|Lincoln County]]
|Northwest = [[Sublette County, Wyoming|Sublette County]]
}}

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