Casper

Also known as Casper, Wyoming, Red Hill City, Casper, WY

city in and county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States

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Casper is a city in Wyoming that serves as the county seat of Natrona County, making it the main administrative center for the region. As a significant population hub in the state, it functions as an important economic and governmental center for the area.

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Official name: Casper
Population: 59038
Area: 70.565087
Elevation: 1560
Official website: www.casperwy.gov
Image: Casperskyline.jpg
Households: 24850
Dialing code: 307

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Commons category: Casper, Wyoming
postal code: 82609
water as percent of area: 1.2518
per capita income: 34973

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Casper is a city in, and the county seat of, Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, with the 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.

Casper is located in east central Wyoming on the North Platte River.