Wyoming

Big Horn

11,521
2020 population
1900
first census record
13
census records

About Big Horn

Big Horn, Wyoming, first appears in the United States federal census in 1900, when it recorded a population of 4,328. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 11,521.

Its recorded population peaked at 13,176 in 1950, and has since declined by roughly 13 percent.

On the ground today, 24 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
202011,521
201011,668
200011,461
199010,525
198011,896
197010,202
196011,898
195013,176
194012,911
193011,222
192012,105
19108,886
19004,328
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Historic places in Big Horn

National Register of Historic Places listings in Big Horn, Wyoming.

Medicine Lodge Creek Site
Hyattville
EJP County Line Bridge
Hyattville
Basin Republican-Rustler Printing Building
Basin
American Legion Hall, Post 32
Greybull
Hyart Theater, The
Lovell
EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River
Lovell
Hanson Site
Shell
EJE Bridge over Shell Creek
Shell
Medicine Wheel-Medicine Mountain
Kane
Rairden Bridge
Manderson
Lower Shell School House
Greybull
Black Mountain Archeological District (48BH900/902/1064/106 7/1126/1127/1128/1129)
Shell
US Post Office-Greybull Main
Greybull
Big Horn Academy Historic District
Cowley
M L Ranch
Lovell
Schunk Lodge
Big Horn
Paint Rock Canyon Archeological Landscape District
Hyattville
US Post Office-Basin Main
Basin
Shell Community Hall
Shell
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Geology
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Conflict & War
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The Civil War
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The Soldiers
The men who marched from here in the Civil War, named and traced where the record allows.
Native Heritage
The Native nations who held this land, mapped across time from before European contact to today.
Settlement
Who claimed and held this ground, from Indigenous homelands through the colonial powers to the United States.
The Community
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Rivers & Rail
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Notable People
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Historical Maps
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Finds & Access
Museum objects tied to the area, and the laws on searching, collecting and access here.
Literature
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Points of Interest
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Frequently asked about Big Horn

When does Big Horn first appear in the US census?
Big Horn, Wyoming first appears in the federal census in 1900, with a recorded population of 4,328.
What is the population of Big Horn?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Big Horn had a recorded population of 11,521.
When did Big Horn's population peak?
Big Horn's recorded population peaked at 13,176 in 1950.
How many historic places are in Big Horn?
24 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Big Horn, Wyoming.
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