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
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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.