Worland, Wyoming
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Worland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82401. It stands on Sage Creek. The Survey maps it on the Worland quadrangle. 4,773 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,065 feet above sea level.
On record in Worland
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
West Side Schoollisted 2021
Worland Houselisted 1986
Worland Ranchlisted 1992
Population over time
3 figuresWorland grew from 265 to 4,773 between 1910 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 265 | |
| 2010 | 5,487 | |
| 2020 | 4,773 | -714 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Worland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Worland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
345 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 345 fires within 5 miles of Worland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,163 acres in total. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 131 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2017 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Washakie County | 1291 AIRPORT |
| 2 September 2017 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Washakie County | SAGE CROSSING |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washakie County | 20-144 |
| 13 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washakie County | SOUTH FLAT 137 FIRE |
| 12 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washakie County | 1563 JIMS PATH |
| 1 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washakie County | 2020-160 |
| 8 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Worland Field Office | TEN MILE |
| 8 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
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 Worland: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonite Mine | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Worland Betonite Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gee | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Howard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccormac Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Mat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Worland in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 funnel cloud, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | 1 hurt | Strong thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs in Worland. One 3 inch diameter branch was blown 60 feet, striking a person in the head. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Worland | $100,000 | Rapidly warming temperatures after a prolonged cold spell, rapidly melted snow in the Big Horn Basin. This, combined with the frozen Big Horn River breaking up, produced flooding in Washakie County, especially in the vicinity of Worland. Over 100 homes were evacuated in the low lying residential areas along the river. Some residents were out of their homes for three days before finally being allowed back as the water receded on February 14th. The water receded after February 15th as the ice jam moved northward into Big Horn County. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | $20,000 | Thunderstorm outflow wind toppled 15 to 20 power poles in the town of Worland. A fence at the Bureau of Land Management office was also blown over. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | $10,000 | The Worland airport reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 69 mph. This led to many trees and power lines being blown down in the city of Worland. The hardest hit areas were between South 10th and South 15th street as well as between Culbertson and Washakie Streets. A gust of 65 mph was measured at the Leigh Creek RAWS site. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | $2,000 | A weather station 12 miles east of Worland reported a wind gust of 70 mph. In Worland, trees and power lines were reported down. A 5 inch limb fell on a home. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | $200 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and limbs and tangled some power lines in tree branches around Worland. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | - | Wind gusts as high as 71 mph were reported east of Worland. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | - | Wind gusts as high as 71 mph occurred near and to the east of Worland. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | - | Please see episode for narrative. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Worland | - | The Washakie County emergency manager reported street flooding in portions of Worland. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | - | A trained spotter reported tree and roof damage in Worland, Wyoming. Several tree limbs were blown down to the north-northwest of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Worland | - | Over an inch of rain along with small hail fell in Worland in only 25 minutes and brought street flooding. The water closed some streets for a while and water also backed into some buildings, including the city shop. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Worland | - | Trained spotters reported a funnel cloud northwest of Worland. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Worland | - | Hail to the size of pennies was reported in Worland. |
| May 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Worland | - | A funnel cloud was observed 12 miles west of Worland. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Worland | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worland | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Worland | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Worland | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Worland | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Worland | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Worland | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Worland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Road | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Colter | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| West River | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Washakie Ten | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| South Flat | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Durkee | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Eccles | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Winchester | 15.4 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 Worland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q845469 | 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 1596624. 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.




