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Douglas, Wyoming

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Douglas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82633. It stands on East Antelope Creek. The Survey maps it on the Douglas quadrangle. 6,386 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,836 feet above sea level.

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Douglas within Converse County

On record in Douglas

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 14 shown

Every listing in Converse County

Population over time

2 figures

Douglas grew from 6,120 to 6,386 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
20106,120
20206,386+266 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

64 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Douglas between 1996 and 2020, burning about 7,677 acres in total. 14 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Natural14
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking4
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2003Natural5.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
25 September 2012Natural30 acresWyoming State ForestryBOBCAT CANYON
2 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreConverse CountyBRIDGER TRAIL
17 September 2018Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresConverse CountySOUTH BILL
17 September 2018Railroad operations and maintenance6,000 acresConverse CountyNORTH BILL
17 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use10 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
12 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresConverse CountyFETTERMAN/JEFFERSON
8 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandHIGHWAY 93 FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Converse County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Douglas: 7 producers, 2 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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
Albert Sims Fee LandUraniumProspect
UnknownUraniumProspect
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Carmen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort Fetterman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lisco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Minter Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Recluse PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wintermote PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Converse County

Storms near this place

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Douglas in 74 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 52 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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
August 1996HailDouglas$30,000no account filed
July 2009HailDouglas$15,000Strong wind gusts also reported in Douglas with some trees damaged or down. Some car windows broken.
July 1998HailDouglas$7,000A storm produced golfball to base ball size hail, which covered the ground, on several ranches 40 miles northwest of Douglas.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindDouglas$5,000High winds blew a barn roof over 100 yards 2 miles west of Douglas, WY
July 1998Flash FloodDouglas$2,000A storm produced up to 6 inches of rainfall from 50 miles northwest of Douglas to 30 miles north of Douglas. Water covered many rural roads in the area.
June 2025HailDouglas-Public reports quarter size hail.
May 2023HailDouglas-The public reported quarter sized hail in the city of Douglas.
May 2023HailDouglas-Received report of dime to penny size hail.
September 2023HailDouglas-The public reported ping-pong ball sized hail 2 miles S of Douglas. Received via mPING.
September 2023HailDouglas-Half dollar sized hail reported 4 miles WSW of Douglas. Minor roof damage reported.
September 2023HailDouglas-Golf ball sized hail was reported in Douglas.
September 2023HailDouglas-The public reported half dollar sized hail 4 miles W of Douglas. Received via mPING.
August 2021HailDouglas-Report of penny sized hail received from mPING.
May 2020HailDouglas-Observer reported hail via mPING.
May 2020HailDouglas-Observer reported hail via mPING.
May 2020HailDouglas-Observer reported hail via Twitter.
July 2018Tornado (EF3)Douglas-The first observed evidence of the tornado was near Rattlesnake Hill just north of Wagonhound Road. The tornado moved to the south and quickly grew stronger. The NWS survey team continued to investigate some video evidence that the tornado may have been on the ground prior to Rattlesnake Hill. The tornado snapped several trees and power poles along Wagonhound Road, and blew several large rolls of hay nearly 300 yards from a large hay bale stack. The tornado intensified as it moved south toward a ranch, reaching EF3 intensity through the barn and residence, destroying several buildings and causing significant damage to the ranch house. The ranch house had large sections of roof structure removed, and a quonset hut tractor storage area just west of the house was destroyed. Two large utility trailers weighing several thousand pounds were lofted and had not been located, with the exception of one axel set. Large cottonwood trees were stripped of all vegetation with just the largest limbs near the center of the trees remaining intact. The tornado continued south-southeast before lifting in the vicinity of Poison Lake. Start and end and locations and times of the tornado were estimated from eyewitness accounts and radar data.
June 2018HailDouglas-Half dollar size hail was observed north of Douglas.
July 2018HailDouglas-Half dollar size hail was observed north of Douglas.
June 2017HailDouglas-Hen egg size hail was observed two miles east of Douglas.
June 2017HailDouglas-Hen egg size hail was observed at Douglas.
June 2017HailDouglas-Ping pong ball size hail dented vehicles and broke house windows.
June 2017HailDouglas-Quarter to golf ball size hail was observed at Douglas.
June 2017HailDouglas-Softball size hail was observed eight miles of Douglas.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDouglas-Estimated wind gusts of 65 mph were reported seven miles east of Douglas.
July 2015HailDouglas-Quarter size hail was observed 12 miles northwest of Douglas.
June 2015HailDouglas-Golf ball size hail was observed 17 miles west of Douglas.
June 2015HailDouglas-Quarter size hail was observed eight miles east of Douglas.
June 2015HailDouglas-Half dollar size hail was reported 12 miles north-northwest of Douglas.
June 2015HailDouglas-Half dollar size hail was reported seven miles east-southeast of Douglas.
June 2015Tornado (EF0)Douglas-An EF0 tornado touched down in open country just east of Box Elder Creek and was on the ground for two minutes before it lifted. No damage was reported.
June 2015HailDouglas-Quarter size hail was observed 17 miles northeast of Douglas.
May 2014HailDouglas-Quarter size hail was reported southwest of Douglas.
May 2014HailDouglas-Quarter size hail was observed northeast of Deer Creek.
May 2014HailDouglas-Quarter size hail was observed east of Laprele Reservoir.
August 2013HailDouglas-Quarter size hail was reported east of Douglas.
June 2013HailDouglas-Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported at mile marker 12 on Highway 59. Vehicles pulled off the highway due to the large hail and heavy rain.
June 2013HailDouglas-Pea to quarter size hail was reported in Douglas.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindDouglas-The ASOS wind sensor at the Converse County Airport measured a peak gust of 64 mph.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindDouglas-The ASOS wind sensor at the Converse County Airport north of Douglas measured a peak gust of 82 mph.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindDouglas-The ASOS wind sensor measured gusts of 58 mph or greater, with a peak gust of 64 mph at 25/1348L.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDouglas-The ASOS wind sensor at the Converse County Airport measured a peak gust of 59 mph.
June 2011HailDouglas-Hail observed 9 miles SSE of Laprele Reservoir. Most stones were smaller.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindDouglas-ASOS wind sensor at the Converse County Airport measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
July 2009Flash FloodDouglas-Heavy rains flooded parts of state highways 91 and 94, resulting in closure for a time.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindDouglas-Wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph reported around Douglas, WY.
August 2007HailDouglas-Many reports received from the public of hail around golf ball size.
July 2006Tornado (F0)Douglas-Brief tornado reported by airplane pilot.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindDouglas-Wind gusts estimated from 60 to 70 mph.
August 2005Tornado (F0)Douglas-Brief tornado spotted over open country.
May 1998Tornado (F0)Douglas-A weak tornado moved over open country northwest of Douglas before disipating.
June 1998Tornado (F0)Douglas-A bief tornado touched down to the northeast of Bill, WY.
July 1997Tornado (F0)Douglas-Brief touchdown in open country.
July 1997Tornado (F0)Douglas-Brief touchdown in open country reported by pilot.
July 1997Tornado (F0)Douglas-Brief touchdown in open country.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindDouglas-no account filed
May 2020HailDouglas-no account filed
August 2019HailDouglas-no account filed
August 2019HailDouglas-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindDouglas-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Converse 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
Irvine7.7 miles9
Orpha9.2 miles9
Orin12.5 miles8
Orin Junction12.7 miles8
Ammon16.2 miles8
Deadmans Corner18.6 miles9
Shawnee19.8 miles9
Clayton20.6 miles9

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 DouglasAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q983438The 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 1587750. 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.