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Welcome to Goshen County ...

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

The community of Torrington is the Seat for Goshen County.

Goshen County was founded in 1911 and was created by taking area from Laramie County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Goshen had a population of 13,211 people. This is a decrease of 1.57% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,422 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Goshen represented 2.38% of the total population of Wyoming.

Below are some of the communities located in Goshen County:

  • Fort Laramie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • La Grange
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
  • Lingle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle
    • Lingle is located in Goshen County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingle <2>
  • Torrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yoder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
    • Yoder is located in Goshen County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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