Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming | |
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Thermopolis viewed from Roundtop Mountain | |
| Nickname: "Thermop" "T-Town" | |
| Motto: "A Past To Behold, A Future To Uphold" | |
Location of Thermopolis in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. | |
Thermopolis, Wyoming Location in Wyoming Thermopolis, Wyoming Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′52″N 108°12′50″W / 43.64778°N 108.21389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Hot Springs |
| Named after | Greek for "Hot City", named for the county's natural hot springs |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2) |
| • Land | 2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,334 ft (1,321 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,725 |
| • Density | 1,158.0/sq mi (447.11/km2) |
| Demonym | Thermopolite |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 82443 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-76515 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413384 |
| Website | www |
Thermopolis is the county seat and most populous town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, Thermopolis had a population of 2,725.
Thermopolis, Greek for "hot city", is the location of numerous natural hot springs, in which mineral-laden waters are heated by geothermal processes.
The town claims the world's largest mineral hot spring, "The Big Spring", as part of Hot Springs State Park. The springs are open to the public for free as part of an 1896 treaty signed with the Shoshone and Arapaho Indian tribes.