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Welcome to Big Horn County ...

Time Zone: Big Horn County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Basin is the Seat for Big Horn County.

Big Horn County was founded in 1896. Big Horn was created by taking area from , Johnson and Fremont Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Big Horn had a population of 11,790 people. This is an increase of 1.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,666 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Big Horn represented 2.07% of the total population of Wyoming.

Below are some of the communities located in Big Horn County:

  • Basin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Basin is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
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  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Byron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Byron is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
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  • Cowley
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cowley is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
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  • Deaver
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Deaver is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
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  • Frannie
    (40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Frannie is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
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  • Greybull
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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    • Greybull is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,797 people
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  • Lovell
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Lovell is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
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  • Manderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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