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| Sweetwater County, Wyoming | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Wyoming | |
 Wyoming's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | December 17, 1867 |
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| Seat | Green River |
| Largest City | Rock Springs |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
10,491 sq mi (27,172 km²) 10,427 sq mi (27,006 km²) 64 sq mi (166 km²), 0.6% |
| PopulationEst. - (2017) - Density |
43,534 4.2/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website: www.sweet.wy.us | |
| Named for: Sweetwater River | |
| County flag | 
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Sweetwater County is a county in southwestern Wyoming, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, 43,806 people lived there.[2] Its county seat is Green River.[3] Its southern boundary line abuts the north lines of the states of Colorado and Utah.
Contents
History
Sweetwater County was created on December 17, 1867.[4]
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 10,491 square miles (27,170 km2), of which 10,427 square miles (27,010 km2) is land and 64 square miles (170 km2) (0.6%) is water.[5] It is the largest county in Wyoming by area.
Bordering counties
- Fremont County (north)
- Carbon County (east)
- Moffat County, Colorado (south)
- Daggett County, Utah (southwest)
- Summit County, Utah (west-southwest)
- Uinta County (southwest)
- Lincoln County (west)
- Sublette County (northwest)
Communities
Cities
- Green River (county seat)
- Rock Springs
Towns
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
- Blairtown
- Creston
- Quealy
- Red Desert
- Riner
Ghost towns
- Bryan
- Linwood (mostly within the State of Utah)
- Table Rock
- Winton
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater County
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/56/56037.html. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Long, John H. (2006). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718043802/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Wyoming/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_56.txt. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
Other websites
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Sublette County | Fremont County |
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| Uinta County; Summit County, Utah; and Daggett County, Utah | Moffat County, Colorado |
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