Evanston

Also known as Evanston, Wyoming, Evanston, WY

seat of Uinta County, Wyoming, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Wyoming
County: Uinta
Founded: November 1868
Mayor: Kent Williams
City clerk executive assistant: Diane Harris
Councilmembers: Tim Lynch, Jennie Hegeman, Jesse Lind, Mike Sellers, Evan Perkes, David Welling
City: 10.305 sq mi (26.690 km )
Land: 10.265 sq mi (26.587 km )
Water: 4.044 sq mi (10.474 km )
Elevation: 6,749 ft (2,057 m)
Estimate 2023: 11,807
Density: 1,150.7/sq mi (444.29/km )
Urban: 11,416
Metro: 23,415 (US: 485th )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
Summer dst: UTC−6 (MDT)
Zip codes: 82930, 82931

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Evanston
Population: 11747
Area: 26.710908
Elevation: 2057
Official website: www.evanstonwy.org
Image: Evanstonpan.jpg
Households: 4627
Dialing code: 307

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postal code: 82931
Commons category: Evanston, Wyoming
inception: 1868-01-01
P8168: Jerry Hall
water as percent of area: 0.4421
per capita income: 28288

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Evanston is a city in and the county seat of Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 11,747 at the 2020 census. It is located near the border with Utah.

The settlement was founded in 1868 as a divisional point on the transcontinental railroad constructed by Union Pacific. Evanston was later a stop on the Lincoln Highway and is bisected by Interstate 80, a major transcontinental highway.