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Welcome to Cowley ...

The town of Cowley is located in Big Horn County<1>.

Cowley was established in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cowley has a population of 753 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Cowley is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cowley is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cowley: 307

The ZIP code for Cowley: 82420<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cowley had an population of 753 people. This is an increase of 14.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cowley had a population of 655 people (which is 5.61% of the total population of Big Horn County). This makes Cowley the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Cowley represents 0.12% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 655 people, the population of Cowley increased 16.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 560 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cowley.

Communities Also Named Cowley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Cowley - they are located in Alberta, Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cowley.

Communities near Cowley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cowley.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cowley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cowley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowley. See our Newspapers Page for Cowley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowley ...

Looking for more information about Cowley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cowley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cowley.

Adding Cowley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cowley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cowley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Cowley post office opened in 1900.

We also found Cowley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cowley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Cowley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cowley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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