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Welcome to Crook County ...

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

The community of Sundance is the Seat for Crook County.

Crook County was founded in 1875. Crook was created by taking area from Laramie and Albany Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Crook had a population of 7,584 people. This is an increase of 6.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,118 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crook represented 1.26% of the total population of Wyoming.

Below are some of the communities located in Crook County:

  • Hulett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulett
    • Hulett is located in Crook County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulett <2>
  • Moorcroft
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sundance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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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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