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Carpenter, Wyoming

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pine Bluffs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82054. The Survey maps it on the Carpenter quadrangle. 93 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,440 feet above sea level.

Carpenter within Laramie County

Population over time

2 figures

Carpenter fell from 94 to 93 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201094
202093-1 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

5 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Carpenter between 2004 and 2007, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
30 August 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
23 May 2005Naturalunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
17 March 2007Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
30 October 2004Smoking1.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Laramie County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Carpenter: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Laramie County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carpenter in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 47 hail, 6 flash flood, 5 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2010Flash FloodCarpenter$500Heavy rain lasted 45 minutes. Total of 1.19 inces of rain fell in 45 minutes.
September 2006HailCarpenter$5003/4 to 1 inch diameter hail reported with some skylights broken.
June 2024Flash FloodCarpenter-A trained spotter reported County Road 205 underwater due to heavy rainfall.
May 2017HailCarpenter-Golf ball size hail was observed near Carpenter.
June 2017Tornado (EF2)Carpenter-The tornado crossed into southern Laramie County, Wyoming from Weld County, Colorado approximately 4 miles southeast of Carpenter. It continued moving towards the north-northwest crossing mostly open farmland, paralleling County Road 151 where it impacted 4 residences. The most significant damage observed by the NWS assessment team was to 2 residences along County Road 151, where a semi-attached garage was completely destroyed (DI 1, DOD 3) by EF-2 intensity winds. Damage also was observed to single family roof structure. Additionally, numerous power poles were snapped along with a ruptured power line.
June 2017HailCarpenter-Ping pong ball size hail covered the ground four miles north-northeast of Carpenter.
June 2017HailCarpenter-Golf ball size hail was observed five miles north of Carpenter.
May 2016HailCarpenter-Quarter size hail was reported at Carpenter.
May 2016HailCarpenter-Quarter size hail was reported seven miles west of Carpenter.
July 2016HailCarpenter-Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported six miles northeast of Carpenter.
June 2015HailCarpenter-Half dollar size hail was observed three miles south-southeast of Carpenter.
June 2015HailCarpenter-Penny to quarter size hail was observed 28 miles east of Cheyenne.
June 2014Funnel CloudCarpenter-A funnel cloud was sighted just east of Carpenter.
June 2014Flash FloodCarpenter-Water six to 12 inches deep was running over County Roads 156 and 203 eight to nine miles east of Carpenter.
June 2014HailCarpenter-Quarter size hail was observed near the intersection of County Roads 203 and 141.
June 2014HailCarpenter-Quarter size hail was observed in Carpenter.
June 2014Tornado (EF0)Carpenter-Damage survey and photographic evidence confirmed an EF0 tornado with estimated winds of 70 mph touched down along County Road 154 six miles east-northeast of Carpenter and moved slowly to the east. The tornado was on the ground for five minutes before it lifted. The path length was a half mile with a damage width of 25 yards. There was minor roof damage to three outbuildings with wood fragments and tin discovered a quarter mile away. At least two trees were partially uprooted with several branches snapped. A one-ton utility trailer was moved 10 feet and flipped over.
July 2013HailCarpenter-Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported just east of Carpenter. Hail damaged the spotter's roof and broke a window.
July 2013HailCarpenter-Penny to quarter size hail was reported just north of Carpenter.
June 2012HailCarpenter-A cooperative observer reported quarter sized hail.
July 2011Flash FloodCarpenter-About six inches of swiftly flowing water over Carpenter Road from flooding in nearby farm fields.
July 2010HailCarpenter-Dime to nickel sized hail covering ground. Hailed for 10 minutes.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Carpenter-Spotter Looking west from Carpenter. Spotter location was Speer Wyoming. Nickel sized hail reported at his location.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Carpenter-Tornado crossed the Colorado/Wyoming state line and weakened considerably as it moved north at 240MST. The tornado moved over all rural uninhabited country and no property damage was observed or reported.
June 2010HailCarpenter-The rain is falling so hard that the visibility is near zero.
July 2007Flash FloodCarpenter-Flooding in Carpenter and along parts of Cottonwood Creek with some county roads flooded.
June 2006HailCarpenter-3/4 to 1 inch diameter hail reported.
June 2005Flash FloodCarpenter-Water up to a foot deep covered roads in and near Carpenter, WY.
September 1999HailCarpenter-3/4 inch hail damaged some corn and sugar beet crops.
June 1999HailCarpenter-1 1/2 inch hail fell 10 miles west of Carpenter, WY
August 1997Thunderstorm WindCarpenter-Tree branches broken.
June 1995HailCarpenter-Thunderstorms occurred in Laramie County during the late afternoon. These storms produced hail from three-quarters inch to one and one-half inches in diameter. Minor damage was reported to some automobiles but no damage figures were available.
June 1995HailCarpenter-Thunderstorms occurred in Laramie County during the late afternoon. These storms produced hail from three-quarters inch to one and one-half inches in diameter. Minor damage was reported to some automobiles but no damage figures were available.
July 1994HailCarpenter-Another severe thunderstorm developed along the outflow boundary of the above storm over extreme south-central Laramie County. This storm produced a path of dime-size hail two miles wide and four miles long which wiped out crops in its path.
June 2021HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2020HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2020HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2020HailCarpenter-no account filed
July 2011HailCarpenter-no account filed
July 2011HailCarpenter-no account filed
August 2007HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2006HailCarpenter-no account filed
April 2003HailCarpenter-no account filed
April 2003HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2003HailCarpenter-no account filed
May 2003HailCarpenter-no account filed
May 2003HailCarpenter-no account filed
May 2003HailCarpenter-no account filed
August 2002HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2001HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2001HailCarpenter-no account filed
September 2001HailCarpenter-no account filed
June 2001HailCarpenter-no account filed
July 2001HailCarpenter-no account filed
April 2000HailCarpenter-no account filed
July 2000HailCarpenter-no account filed
July 2000HailCarpenter-no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindCarpenter-no account filed
July 1996HailCarpenter-no account filed
July 1996Tornado (F0)Carpenter-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Laramie County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Arcola6.1 miles9
Burns10.2 miles9
Egbert10.4 miles9
Hillsdale12.9 miles8
Tracy13.1 miles8
Durham16.4 miles13
Pine Bluffs18.4 miles12
Altvan18.5 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on CarpenterAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4407098The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1586382. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.