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Welcome to Sundance ...

The town of Sundance is located in Crook County<1> and is the County Seat for Crook County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sundance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sundance has a population of 1,292 people<2> (see below for details).

Sundance is 4,710 feet [1,436 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sundance is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sundance: 307

The ZIP code for Sundance: 82729<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sundance had an population of 1,292 people. This is an increase of 9.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sundance had a population of 1,182 people (or 16.61% of the total population of Crook County). This makes Sundance the county's most populous community.

The population of Sundance represents 0.21% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,182 people, the population of Sundance increased 1.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,161 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sundance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sundance - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Manitoba, Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Sundance ...

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

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 Sundance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sundance.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sundance. 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 Sundance.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sundance. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sundance.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sundance ...

Looking for more information about Sundance? 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 Sundance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sundance.

Adding Sundance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sundance 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 Sundance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Sundance post office opened in 1882.

We also found Sundance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sundance.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sundance. 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 Crook, 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 Sundance.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sundance - 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 Sundance). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sundance or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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