Rawlins, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rawlins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82301. The Survey maps it on the Rawlins quadrangle. 8,221 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,834 feet above sea level.
On record in Rawlins
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
Bridger's Passlisted 1970
Downtown Rawlins Historic Districtlisted 1985
George Ferris Mansionlisted 1982
France Memorial United Presbyterian Churchlisted 1984
Rawlins Residential Historic Districtlisted 1999
Union Pacific Railroad Depotlisted 1993
Wyoming State Penitentiary Districtlisted 1983- Downtown Rawlins Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1999
Population over time
7 figuresRawlins grew from 612 to 8,221 between 1870 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 612 | |
| 1880 | 1,451 | +839 (+137%) |
| 1890 | 2,235 | +784 (+54%) |
| 1900 | 2,317 | +82 (+4%) |
| 1910 | 4,256 | +1,939 (+84%) |
| 2010 | 9,259 | |
| 2020 | 8,221 | -1,038 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
73 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Rawlins between 1996 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 22 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rawlins Field Office | MILE POST 213 |
| 23 September 1996 | Fireworks | 1.1 acres | Rawlins Field Office | RAWLINS |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | CHEROKEE ROAD |
| 10 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rawlins Field Office | BONFIRE |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbon County | 215 |
| 6 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rawlins Field Office | RV PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Rawlins: 17 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium, Stone, Limestone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlins Area | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sandstone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Rawlins Area 1 | Stone, Limestone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Rawlins Area 3 | Stone, Limestone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rawlins in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 11 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | 3 hurt, $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gust rolled a mobile home 3 times in Echo Springs, resulting in 3 injuries. |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Rawlins | 1 hurt | A motorcycle rider was hit by lightning as he was riding west on Interstate 80. He was struck in the back of the neck and the strike caused him to lose control of his mototcycle and crash into the median. The motorcyclist recieved a ruptured eardrum and burns to his eyes, chest and shoulder. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment and released. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Rawlins | - | Brief landspout tornado was observed with photos disseminated by Carbon County Emergency Manager south of Rawlins. According to reports by the public via social media, landspout tornado remained over open areas with no discernable damage to rank only as EFU. Given limited evidence, specific location, width, length and timing are all estimates. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | RAWS site at Cow Creek in southwestern Carbon County measured the reported wind speed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | RAWS mesonet station COWW4 - Cow Creek reported gust 21 miles north-northeast of Baggs. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | Winds measured at the Cow Creek site. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | Wind speeds were measured by the sensor at Rawlins Municipal Airport. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed southwest of Rawlins. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Rawlins | - | Water standing in yard due to heavy rain. Estimated time of report. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Rawlins | - | Nickel to half dollar sized hail reported in the vicinity of Rawlins, WY. |
| August 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Rawlins | - | Touched down in open country causing no damage. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Rawlins | - | A thunderstorm in northern Carbon County produced a funnel cloud and hailstones up to one inch in diameter. No damage was reported as a result of the hail. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | A slow moving tornado was reported by the public 13 miles north of Rawlins. No damage occurred and the path length and width were estimated. The Rawlins airport recorded a wind gust of 67 mph from a thunderstorm. No damage was reported at the airport. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | The airport in Rawlins measured a wind gust of 65 mph as a thunderstorm passed through. No damage was reported from the winds. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Rawlins | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawlins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Steele | 15.5 miles | 15 | |
| Old McKeal Place | 20.4 miles | 15 | |
| Walcott | 21.0 miles | 16 | |
| Edson | 23.8 miles | 16 | |
| Coyote Springs | 24.8 miles | 16 | |
| Old Haymaker Place | 25.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ferris (historical) | 28.0 miles | 10 |
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 Rawlins | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q958137 | 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 1593213. 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.






