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Midwest, Wyoming

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Casper North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82643. It stands on Castle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midwest quadrangle. 285 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,849 feet above sea level.

Midwest within Natrona County

On record in Midwest

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Midwest fell from 404 to 285 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
2010404
2020285-119 (-29%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 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

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Midwest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 101 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/undetermined13
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Natural5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Fireworks1
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1

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
9 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution4.0 acresCasper Field OfficeSALT CREEK
8 September 1998Smoking2.0 acresCasper Field OfficeSALT CREEK
24 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distribution12 acresCasper Field OfficeLIVE WIRE
20 September 1996Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresCasper Field OfficeHUNT
11 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCasper Field Office259 NUMBER 2
11 September 1995Power generation/transmission/distribution4.0 acresCasper Field OfficeBOTHWELL
10 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCasper Field OfficeRIM ROCK
6 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCasper Field OfficeMILEPOST 26

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Natrona County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Midwest: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Bentonite. 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
Steele FormationBentoniteProspect
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Natrona County

Storms near this place

37 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midwest in 37 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 21 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 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
July 2000HailMidwest1 hurt, $108,000no account filed
June 2023Tornado (EF1)Midwest$100,000There were numerous reports, pictures, and video of a cone tornado that touched down to the south of Midwest, WY. The tornado remained over open country for the most part. However, the tornado damaged one home where a large section of the roof was removed. Exterior walls remained standing. A trailer was overturned, fuel tanks were blown away, and trees near the residence were damaged.||Based on the FR12 damage indicator category, this tornado was rated EF1 using a low to middle end DOD estimate for the type of construction. Winds are estimated to have been around 110 mph. Stronger winds could have occurred elsewhere along the track, but open country prevented any further evidence of wind damage. Damage survey completed by county emergency management officials.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindMidwest-A 58 mph wind gust was recorded to the northwest of Midwest.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-A 58 mph wind gust was reported south of Midwest.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts of 58 mph occurred at Smokey Gap along Interstate 25 near Midwest.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts as high as 65 mph occurred at sensors near I-25 in northern Natrona County.
September 2023HailMidwest-There were numerous reports of quarter to golf ball size hail the south and southwest of Midwest from Interstate 25 to Wyoming Highway 259. The hail accumulated a few inches along Highway 259, leading to travel being hampered for a few hours.
June 2022HailMidwest-A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in Midwest, WY.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Trees were damaged and a power line was downed in Midwest, WY.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts of 59 mph were reported at Smokey Gap along Interstate 25 in northern Natrona County.
July 2018HailMidwest-The Midwest Police Chief reported quarter sized hail.
July 2018HailMidwest-Trained spotters reported nickel to quarter size hail in Midwest and Edgerton.
July 2018HailMidwest-Trained spotters and a Natrona County Sheriff's Deputy reported quarter to golf ball size hail in Midwest and Edgerton.
July 2018HailMidwest-A trained spotter reported penny size hail in Midwest.
June 2018HailMidwest-Hail ranging from the size of nickels to golf balls fell in and around Midwest.
June 2018HailMidwest-Hail up to quarter size fell in Midwest. There was a large amount of small hail as well that caused localized flooding. The hail flowed into a wash and piled up several feet in places.
June 2018Flash FloodMidwest-Trained spotters reported flash flooding on Fitzhugh and Lewis streets. Videos were posted on social media of the flooding as well.
June 2017HailMidwest-The public reported hail up to the size of nickels in Midwest and Edgerton.
June 2015HailMidwest-Hail of various sizes fell in Midwest, with the largest stones being one inch in diameter. Most of the stones were penny and nickel sized.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindMidwest-An automated anemometer recorded a thunderstorm outflow wind of 60 mph in Midwest.
May 2014HailMidwest-A trained spotter estimated half dollar sized hail in Midwest. In addition, hail the size of nickels fell in Edgerton.
August 2013HailMidwest-Hail up to the size of pennies covered the ground in Midwest.
July 2013HailMidwest-Trained spotters reported quarter sized hail from Midwest to Edgerton.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated by a trained spotter in Midwest. The wind blew down one wall of a wooden garage in town.
July 2013HailMidwest-Trained spotters reported one inch diameter hail.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph broke seven-inch diameter branches from trees. A combination of the wind and quarter sized hail stripped leaves from some smaller trees.
July 2013HailMidwest-Law enforcement reported ping pong ball sized hail in Midwest.
August 2007HailMidwest-Hail the size of pennies fell at Willow Creek Ranch.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMidwest-no account filed
August 2006HailMidwest-no account filed
August 2002HailMidwest-no account filed
August 2002HailMidwest-no account filed
May 2001Flash FloodMidwest-no account filed
May 2001Flash FloodMidwest-no account filed
May 2001Flash FloodMidwest-no account filed
July 1997HailMidwest-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Natrona 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
Edgerton1.6 miles7
Salt Creek (historical)4.9 miles7
Camel Hump17.0 miles6
Blue Hill (historical)22.1 miles7
Antelope Hills22.9 miles7
Beck Place29.7 miles6
Homa Hills30.1 miles11
Bishop32.6 miles11

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 MidwestAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1028671The 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 1609125. 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.