Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, with its population at 59,038 as of the 2020 census. Casper is nicknamed "The Oil City" and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field.
Mountain West
Casper
Campbell County, WY
Population
58,631
Walk Score
80 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$942
Median home value
$242,800
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Casper Army Air Base · listed 2001
- Casper Downtown Historic District · listed 2016
- Fort Caspar · listed 1971
- Fort Caspar (Boundary Increase) · listed 1976
- South Wolcott Street Historic District · listed 1988
Notable landmarks
- Segment of the Bozeman Trail
- Bishop House · listed 2001
- Bridger Immigrant Road-Waltman Crossing · listed 1975
- Casper Buffalo Trap · listed 1974
- Casper Federal Building · listed 1998
- Casper Fire Department Station No. 1 · listed 1993
- Casper Motor Company-Natrona Motor Company · listed 1994
- Church of Saint Anthony · listed 1997
- Consolidated Royalty Building · listed 1993
- Dean Morgan Junior High School · listed 2016
- Elks Lodge No. 1353 · listed 1997
- Grant Street Grocery and Market · listed 2008
- Independence Rock · listed 1966
- Martin's Cove · listed 1977
- Masonic Temple · listed 2005
- Midwest Oil Company Hotel · listed 1983
- Natrona County High School · listed 1994
- North Casper Clubhouse · listed 1994
- Odd Fellows Building · listed 2009
- Ohio Oil Company Building · listed 2001
- Pathfinder Dam · listed 1971
- Rialto Theater · listed 1993
- Roosevelt School · listed 1997
- Stone Ranch Stage Station · listed 1982
- Townsend Hotel · listed 1983
- …and 2 more
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