Mountain West

Rock Springs

Sweetwater County, WY

Population

23,361

Walk Score

78 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$925

Median home value

$243,100

Rock Springs

1888

Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,526 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth most populous city in the state of Wyoming, and the most populous city in Sweetwater County. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Downtown Rock Springs Historic District · listed 1994
  • Downtown Rock Springs Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1994
  • Downtown Rock Springs Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2023
  • Wardell Court Historic Residential District · listed 1997

Notable landmarks

  • Archeological Site 48SW5222
  • City Hall · listed 1980
  • Dug Springs Station Site · listed 1977
  • First National Bank Building · listed 1980
  • Gras House · listed 1986
  • Laclede Station Ruin · listed 1978
  • Our Lady Sorrows Catholic Church · listed 1997
  • Outlaw Inn · listed 2018
  • Point of Rocks Stage Station · listed 1970
  • Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624 · listed 1993
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory · listed 2015
  • Slovenski Dom · listed 1997
  • Taliaferro House · listed 1998

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