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Kaycee, Wyoming

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1962. It stands in the Kaycee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82639. It lies near Fisher Draw. The Survey maps it on the Kaycee quadrangle. 247 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,649 feet above sea level.

Kaycee within Johnson County

On record in Kaycee

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Kaycee fell from 263 to 247 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
2010263
2020247-16 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 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

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Kaycee between 1994 and 2020, burning about 516 acres in total. 5 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/undetermined16
Natural5
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresBuffalo Field OfficeTTT
21 September 2017Natural2.4 acresBuffalo Field OfficeHUBER
2 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresBuffalo Field OfficeNORTH FORK
31 August 2011Natural2.0 acresBuffalo Field OfficeJOHNSON 4
3 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
12 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
6 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresBuffalo Field OfficeNORTH FORK
25 July 2012Naturalunder an acreBuffalo Field OfficeTMFP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Kaycee: 28 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite, 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
H. N. ThompsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Jarrard ExtensionSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Rhodds PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
TaylorSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
ThompsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Thompson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UllerySand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Bentonite DrawBentoniteProducer
Kaycee Bent Corp #92BentoniteOccurrence
Kaycee Bentonite Corp #1BentoniteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

43 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kaycee in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 23 hail, 9 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. 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 2002Flash FloodKaycee$459,000no account filed
May 2015FloodKaycee$50,000Heavy rain fell in the tributaries of the Powder River in southern Johnson and northern Natrona counties. The South Fork of the Powder River along with Salt Creek were two of the major contributors to a rapid rise in the water level of the Powder River near Sussex. High water on both the North and Middle forks of the Powder River also served to flood the main stem. The river climbed more than 10 feet in less than 24 hours at Sussex and crested at 15.63 feet around 0500MST on Monday, May 25. This crest topped the previous record crest of 15.16 feet set in May 1978. Agricultural land downstream of Kaycee near Sussex was completely inundated and several ranches and vehicles were surrounded by water.
July 2013Flash FloodKaycee$50,000Heavy rainfall estimated by radar to be 1 to 1.5 inches in less than 30 minutes inundated areas south of Barnum and into northern Natrona County. Blue Creek was flooded as were Poker Creek and some smaller streams feeding the Middle Fork of the Powder River. Several corrals were lost and damage was done to at least one out-building. One observer said it was the worst flooding they had seen in 27 years at their residence. Bar C Gap ran 6 to 7 feet deep and Bar C Ranch Road was covered with mud and debris.||Another hard hit area centered on Willow Creek and nearby drainages along the TTT-Lone Bear Road and West Willow Creek Road. Water was running over the roads in more than one location.
July 2007Flash FloodKaycee$50,000The North Fork of the Powder River flooded northwest of Kaycee as five inches of rain fell in about two hours. State Highway 191, Mayoworth Road, had water flowing both over and under portions of the road. Traffic was reduced to one lane on the road due to the flood waters. A ranch bridge was washed out and 300 bales of hay were destroyed.
July 2001Flash FloodKaycee$18,000no account filed
August 1999Tornado (F1)Kaycee$8,000no account filed
May 2013HailKaycee$2,000One inch diameter hail was reported about 3 miles north-northeast of Kaycee. The hail broke out windows in an antique car.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindKaycee$500Four large cottonwoods were downed on a ranch northwest of Kaycee. The trees narrowly missed a trailer, but did crush a ranch fence.
July 2025HailKaycee-The public reported penny sized hail at a gas station in Kaycee.
June 2023Tornado (EF0)Kaycee-A rancher reported a brief touchdown of a tornado north of Kaycee to the Johnson County Sheriffs office.
May 2019HailKaycee-An off duty National Weather Service meteorologist reported penny size hail in Kaycee.
May 2019FloodKaycee-NCRS reported the Middle Fork of the Powder River out of its banks in a few locations around Kaycee. The flooding was minor and no damage was reported.
July 2019HailKaycee-A thunderstorm became severe as it moved off of the Bighorn Mountains as it approached Interstate 25. Quarter to golf ball sized hail fell along a line from Kaycee through Sussex, Wyoming.
July 2019Funnel CloudKaycee-The public reported a funnel cloud 18 miles SSE of Kaycee.
July 2019HailKaycee-A thunderstorm developed along the east slope of the Big Horn Range and become severe as it moved toward Kaycee and into Sussex, Wyoming. There were numerous reports of hail from quarter to half dollar size.
July 2018HailKaycee-Trained spotters reported nickel to ping pong ball size hail in the vicinity of Kaycee.
May 2018HailKaycee-A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail 7 miles east of Kaycee.
June 2018HailKaycee-A trained spotter reported nickel size hail near Kaycee.
May 2015Flash FloodKaycee-Heavy rain fell across southern Johnson County and brought flooding to the tributaries of the North Fork and Middle Fork of the Powder River. Flooding was observed between Mayoworth and Kaycee and also between Barnum and Kaycee.
June 2014HailKaycee-Nickel sized hail was reported just west of Kaycee and Interstate 25.
May 2013HailKaycee-A trained spotter reported a second round of quarter sized hail north of Kaycee.
June 2009HailKaycee-Hail of one-half inch diameter to nickel size fell in Kaycee for 10 minutes. Also, at 1957MST an automated sensor recorded a wind gust to 57 mph at the fire hall east of Kaycee.
May 2008HailKaycee-Hail up to the size of nickels fell in Kaycee.
July 2007HailKaycee-Golf ball sized hail reported near the Mayoworth Road.
July 2007HailKaycee-Nickel sized hail was reported north of Kaycee.
June 1995HailKaycee-A thunderstorm in southern Johnson County produced a funnel cloud near the town of Mayoworth (36 miles south of Buffalo). Large hail was reported from this storm 10 miles north of Kaycee. Kaycee is located 44 miles south of Buffalo.
July 2007HailKaycee-no account filed
June 2006HailKaycee-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindKaycee-no account filed
July 2001Flash FloodKaycee-no account filed
May 2000HailKaycee-no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodKaycee-no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodKaycee-no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodKaycee-no account filed
July 2000HailKaycee-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindKaycee-no account filed
August 1999HailKaycee-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindKaycee-no account filed
July 1998HailKaycee-no account filed
June 1998HailKaycee-no account filed
June 1998Funnel CloudKaycee-no account filed
June 1998Tornado (F0)Kaycee-no account filed
August 1993HailKaycee-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnson 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
Linstead Place10.8 miles6
Mayoworth11.7 miles6
Barnum14.7 miles7
Sussex18.2 miles6
Sussex Unit24.2 miles7
Linch24.5 miles7
Hazelton31.9 miles12
Buffalo44.1 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 KayceeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1028510The 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 1590292. 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.