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Lingle, Wyoming

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Torrington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82223. It lies near Rattlesnake Point. The Survey maps it on the Lingle quadrangle. 403 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,173 feet above sea level.

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Lingle within Goshen County

Population over time

2 figures

Lingle fell from 468 to 403 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
2010468
2020403-65 (-14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 18 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

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Lingle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 932 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Fireworks2
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
10 September 2005Natural150 acresFort Laramie National Historic SitePOWERPLANT
4 July 2018Fireworksunder an acreGoshen County4329 BUTTERMILK RD
5 June 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
23 June 2017Fireworks1.0 acresGoshen CountyBUTTERMILK ROAD
14 May 2020Debris and open burning2.0 acresGoshen County7491 ROAD 41
18 April 2005Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
1 April 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
23 March 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Goshen County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lingle: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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
Jones PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Torrington PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Western Farms PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Goshen County

Storms near this place

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lingle in 65 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 49 hail, 6 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2017Tornado (EF2)Lingle1 hurt, $597,000Significant tornado damage was noted at a ranch 20 miles north-northeast of Torrington, WY, just west of the Union Pacific railway line. Significant damage consistent with EF-2 intensity winds was to the main ranch residence and surrounding barns (DI 1, DOD 8). Several three-quarter ton pickup trucks were vaulted several yards by tornadic winds, with several horse trailers rolled 50 to 100 yards and severely damaged. Several horses at this location were seriously injured with 3 horses killed. One person in the residence received minor head injuries. The tornado continued northeast, moving into Sioux County, NE at 1630 MST.
May 2000HailLingle$100,000no account filed
May 2000HailLingle$50,000Hail and gusty winds occurred just south and west of Lingle, WY, damaging two grain bins and breaking some windows.
July 2022Flash FloodLingle$30,000Flash flooding of farmland and surrounding buildings after the Interstate Canal breached 1 mile northwest of Lingle. Wyoming Department of Transportation closed Highway 26 between mile markers 32 and 38 due to flash flooding on the roadway. A half mile stretch of Highway 26 is completely underwater. Flood waters reached the west side of Lingle.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLingle-Large trees uprooted northwest of Torrington.
May 2023HailLingle-Emergency Management officials reported quarter sized hail 4 miles W of Lingle.
July 2023HailLingle-Report of pea to quarter sized hail 5 miles west of Lingle.
September 2023HailLingle-A trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail 1 mile W of Lingle. Mostly hail, very little rain.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLingle-Reported winds measured with reported knocked down trees in addition to tree damage.
July 2019Flash FloodLingle-Flooded roadway along Van Tassell and Road 104.
July 2019HailLingle-Cows were injured by falling hail as they sought aid along Highway 85.
May 2018HailLingle-Half dollar to ping pong ball size hail was observed northeast of Lingle.
June 2017Funnel CloudLingle-A funnel cloud was observed seven miles north-northeast of Lingle.
July 2016Flash FloodLingle-US Highway 85 just north of Lingle was under 18 inches of swiftly flowing water. The highway was opened 30 minutes later.
July 2016HailLingle-Nickel to quarter size hail was reported three miles south of Lingle. Veteran Highway south of Lingle had two to three inches of hail depth.
July 2016HailLingle-Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported at Lingle.
July 2016HailLingle-Golf ball size hail was reported four miles southwest of Lingle.
September 2015HailLingle-Pea to quarter size hail was observed at Lingle.
August 2014Flash FloodLingle-Torrential rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms produced flash flooding from Lingle to Hawk Springs to southwest of Hawk Springs. Over six inches of water flowed over US Highway 85 between mile markers 69 and 105. Several county roads were flooded, with one washed out near Lingle. Several streets in Lingle and Hawk Springs were flooded.
August 2013HailLingle-Quarter size hail was reported southwest of Lingle.
May 2013HailLingle-Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Lingle.
May 2013HailLingle-Pea to golf ball size hail was reported in Lingle.
June 2013HailLingle-Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported near Lingle.
June 2013HailLingle-Half dollar to hen egg size hail was reported near Lingle.
June 2013HailLingle-Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported near Lingle.
June 2013HailLingle-Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in Lingle.
June 2013HailLingle-Hen egg size hail was reported near Lingle.
July 2011Tornado (EF0)Lingle-The tornado picked up a dumpster in a park near Lingle.
August 2011HailLingle-Ground was completely covered with hail.
July 2009Flash FloodLingle-Water was flowing 100 feet wide and 1 foot deep across State Highway 156.
July 2006HailLingle-1 to 1 1/4 inch diameter hail reported.
August 2005Flash FloodLingle-Water estimated to be 100 yards wide flowing across a county road.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Lingle-Tornado briefly touched down 6 miles south of Lingle, WY
May 1999HailLingle-3/4 inch hail reported 12 miles north of Lingle, WY
June 1999HailLingle-1 3/4 inch hail reported 5 miles south of Lingle, WY
May 1997Funnel CloudLingle-Several funnel clouds were spotted with the storm that produced golfball sized hail south-southwest of Lingle.
May 1997HailLingle-Hail an inch and three quarters in diameter was reported 6 miles southwest of Lingle.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLingle-no account filed
June 2021HailLingle-no account filed
June 2021HailLingle-no account filed
June 2021HailLingle-no account filed
May 2021HailLingle-no account filed
May 2021HailLingle-no account filed
May 2021HailLingle-no account filed
July 2019HailLingle-no account filed
July 2019HailLingle-no account filed
July 2019HailLingle-no account filed
July 2019HailLingle-no account filed
August 2019HailLingle-no account filed
June 2010HailLingle-no account filed
July 2009HailLingle-no account filed
June 2008HailLingle-no account filed
June 2007HailLingle-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLingle-no account filed
June 2003HailLingle-no account filed
June 2003HailLingle-no account filed
April 2002HailLingle-no account filed
May 2000HailLingle-no account filed
May 2000HailLingle-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLingle-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Goshen 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
Cottier9.0 miles18
Heldt9.4 miles18
Torrington9.9 miles17
Fort Laramie10.5 miles15
South Torrington10.6 miles17
Veteran12.0 miles12
Yoder15.4 miles13
Rockeagle15.5 miles16

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 LingleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1028676The 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 1590714. 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.