Wilson, Wyoming
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Jackson Hole census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83014. It stands on Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rendezvous Peak quadrangle. 1,567 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,148 feet above sea level.
On record in Wilson
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 3 records
Hardeman Barnslisted 2015- Snake River Ranchlisted 2004
- Wilson Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2025
Population over time
2 figuresWilson grew from 1,482 to 1,567 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 | 1,482 | |
| 2020 | 1,567 | +85 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Grand Teton quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Grand Teton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rendezvous Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Jackson Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Rendezvous Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | CORN COB |
| 7 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | POWER POLE |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | THIMBLEBERRY |
| 25 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | TRASHY CAMP |
| 17 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Bridger-Teton National Forest | MIDNIGHT |
| 14 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Bridger-Teton National Forest | FISH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wilson: 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Creek Trench | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Crescent H Fall Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tucker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wilson South Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilson in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $250,000 | Hundreds of trees were downed in and around Wilson WY. Some trees landed on power lines, resulting in a loss of power for several hours in Wilson. Pictures shared by emergency management showed fallen trees which had damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $80,000 | Thunderstorm outflow wind descended the east slopes of the Teton Range and generated a swath of damage from near Wilson north along the Moose-Wilson Road and through Grand Teton National Park. The damage began near Wilson around 1645MST and spread north until shortly after 1700MST. Downed trees damaged power lines, crushed parked vehicles, made roads impassable, and even stranded park visitors on the Signal Mountain Summit Road. Just under 1000 customers were impacted by power outages due to the downed power lines, including park employee housing at Beaver Creek. In all, over 150 trees were cleared and all park visitors were rescued by 2200MST. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Wilson | $50,000 | Heavy rain triggered a debris flow in Jensen Canyon shortly before 3:00 p.m. Eyewitness reports indicated that entire trees, boulders, and mud were moved by the debris flow which was three to eight feet deep. The flow pushed an automobile for 20 to 30 feet before flipping it onto its side. A small outbuilding near one residence was also damaged. A geologist measured a mud line 40 feet up the sides of the canyon upstream from the canyon mouth. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $10,000 | Power lines were reported down in Wilson as was a six inch diameter tree just west of town. A local energy company had to install one new pole and rebuild six others. One power line fell on Fish Creek Road and stopped traffic. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | - | The public reported limbs down in Jackson. Downed trees knocked out power to 383 customers in Wilson. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Wilson | - | The public reported quarter size hail on Teton Pass. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wilson | - | Nickel sized hail was reported a few miles south of Wilson. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Wilson | - | A public report indicated hail of penny to nickel size fell a few miles west of Jackson. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wilson | - | Numerous storm spotters reported pea to quarter sized hail in Jackson. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | - | The Teton County Sheriff's Office relayed that thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Wilson. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Wilson Road | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Jackson | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Teton Village | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Rafter J Ranch | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| South Park | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Moose | 13.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hoback Junction | 14.5 miles | 12 | |
| Beaver Creek | 14.8 miles | 15 |
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 Wilson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1940623 | 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 1604543. 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.







