Evanston, Wyoming
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Evanston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82930. It lies near Hamblin Park. The Survey maps it on the Evanston quadrangle. 11,747 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,749 feet above sea level.
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On record in Evanston
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 8 records
Downtown Evanston Historic Districtlisted 1983
A. V. Quinn Houselisted 1984
St. Paul's Episcopal Churchlisted 1980
Uinta County Courthouselisted 1977
Union Pacific Railroad Complexlisted 1985
US Post Office-Evanston Mainlisted 1987
Wyoming State Insane Asylumlisted 2003- Union Pacific Railroad Complex (Additional Documentation)listed 2005
Population over time
2 figuresEvanston fell from 12,359 to 11,747 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12,359 | |
| 2020 | 11,747 | -612 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Evanston between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,266 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta County | I80 M.P. 21 EAST B. |
| 25 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Uinta County | WYOMING DOWNS GRASS FIRE |
| 23 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | OVERTHRUST |
| 9 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Uinta County | TWO DEAD BIRDS |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Uinta County | 7TH STREET FIRE |
| 8 August 2011 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Evanston: 6 past producers, 2 unknowns. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evanston in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 18 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 mph struck Evanston late on the 4th. Several trees were blown down and a large branch was blown onto a bathroom at the Bear River State Park causing $10,000 damage. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | $250 | A school crossing sign was blown off of a pole. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | A strong thunderstorm brought multiple severe gusts measured by the Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS. The first severe gust, which occurred at 1455, was measured at 59mph. This was then followed by a gust to 64mph at 1457, followed by the third and final severe gust to 64mph at 1502 as multiple storms tracked over Evanston, WY. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS (KEVW) station recorded a period of wind gusts to 70 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | A wind gust of 61 mph was measured by the WY7 mesonet station in Evanston. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was measured by the Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS recorded wind gusts of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS recorded a period of wind gusts up to 73 mph between 5:58 pm and 7:09 pm MST. The gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Interstate 80/U.S. Highway 189 Evanston of Entry automated weather station recorded gusts of 60 and 58 mph. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field automated weather station record a peak wind gust of 71 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Evanston | - | Nickel-sized hail was reported along Interstate 80 near the Utah/Wyoming border. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | A peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Evanston, Wyoming ASOS. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston, Wyoming ASOS recorded a wind gust to 58 mph. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | The Evanston ASOS recorded a maximum wind gust of 58 mph. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | A wind gust of 54 knots was recorded at the Evanston, Wyoming ASOS. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Evanston | - | Large hail fell on a swath from east of Evanston to Mountain View. The hail covered the ground, with the largest hailstone reported at 0.88 inches. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evanston | - | A large severe thunderstorm complex formed over east-central Utah during the morning hours of the 31st and developed a remarkable bow echo as it moved across central and northern Utah. This same system held together as it entered southwest Wyoming and produced wind gusts in excess of 60 mph downing a large tree in Evanston. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almy | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bear River | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Three Forks | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Beartown | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Altamont | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Aspen | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hilliard | 12.1 miles | 8 | |
| Byrnes Crossing | 17.2 miles | 9 |
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 Evanston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q871241 | The 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 1588345. 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.




