La Grange, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goshen Hole census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82221. The Survey maps it on the La Grange quadrangle. 372 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,590 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLa Grange fell from 448 to 372 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 | 448 | |
| 2020 | 372 | -76 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1899 USGS Goshen Hole quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of La Grange between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Goshen County | HWY 151 09282020 |
| 14 September 2017 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Goshen County | MILE MARKER 60 FIRE |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Goshen County | 202 E STREET |
| 19 July 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Goshen County | ROAD 51 FIRE |
| 12 July 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 1 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Goshen County | MILE MARKER 60 FIRE. |
| 15 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Goshen County | MALM RANCH CONTROLLED BURN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of La Grange: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Hole Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
Storms near this place
41 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Grange in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 29 hail, 6 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Hail | La Grange | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | La Grange | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | La Grange | $80,000 | Rainfall from 3 to 4 inches fell over the La Grange, WY. area and produced street flooding with some water in basements. A county road bridge was also washed out. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | La Grange | $10,000 | A widely observed tornado moved across open country of far southern Goshen county. Only minor damage was caused, mainly to a few power poles and trees. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | La Grange | $10,000 | Tornado moved primarily over open country, but removed a roof from a mobile home. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Trained spotter measured 63 MPH wind gust. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | La Grange | - | Observer reported 4 inches of rain over a short period of time. Nearby streams out of their banks including Bear Creek. County roads washed out. |
| May 2023 | Hail | La Grange | - | An Emergency Management Official reported half dollar sized hail in La Grange. |
| May 2023 | Hail | La Grange | - | An Emergency Management Official reported quarter sized hail 5 miles SSE of La Grange. |
| June 2016 | Hail | La Grange | - | Quarter size hail was reported east of La Grange. |
| July 2016 | Hail | La Grange | - | Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported from three miles northwest of La Grange to La Grange. |
| August 2014 | Hail | La Grange | - | Quarter size hail was observed in La Grange. |
| June 2013 | Hail | La Grange | - | Nickel to ping pong ball size hail was reported in La Grange. |
| June 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | La Grange | - | A weak tornado touched down north of La Grange and moved to the southeast. It uprooted five trees, broke 11 windows, destroyed a fence and tossed a large metal dumpster. The tornado remained on the ground for 10 minutes before lifting. |
| June 2013 | Hail | La Grange | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported north of La Grange. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | La Grange | - | Roadways flooded with runoff. |
| June 2010 | Hail | La Grange | - | Hail from quarter to ping pong size. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | La Grange | - | Narrow landspout type tornado tracked over open rangeland. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Flag torn off pole at the post office along with 2-inch diameter branches blown off. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | La Grange | - | Tornado briefly touched down near La Grange, WY. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | La Grange | - | Tornado briefly touched down 3 miles west of La Grange, WY |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | A lone severe thunderstorm developed over east-central Laramie county during the early evening and intensified as it moved north. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Albin in northeast Laramie county. Later, winds of 60 mph were estimated at La Grange in southeast Goshen county. |
| May 2023 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | La Grange | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wycross | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hawk Springs | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fonda | 15.7 miles | 12 | |
| Trelona (historical) | 16.9 miles | 13 | |
| Silver Tip | 19.7 miles | 13 | |
| Huntley | 20.2 miles | 13 | |
| Yoder | 20.3 miles | 13 | |
| Veteran | 25.1 miles | 12 |
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 La Grange | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1028457 | 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 1596848. 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.




