Powder Horn, Wyoming

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Powder Horn, Wyoming
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Powder Horn
Coordinates: 44°41′28″N106°58′22″W / 44.69111°N 106.97278°W / 44.69111; -106.97278
CountryUnited States
State Wyoming
County Sheridan
Area
[1]
  Total1.92 sq mi (4.96 km2)
  Land1.92 sq mi (4.96 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
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4,045 ft (1,233 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
682
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
82801 (Sheridan)
Area code 307
FIPS code 55-62269
GNIS feature ID2807542 [2]

Powder Horn is a golf course community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 682. [3]

The community is in south-central Sheridan County, bordered to the southwest by Big Horn and 7 miles (11 km) south of Sheridan, the county seat. The community is in the valley of Little Goose Creek, which flows north to join Big Goose Creek in Sheridan, forming Goose Creek, which in turn is a north-flowing tributary of the Tongue River, leading to the Yellowstone River in Montana.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Powder Horn Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "Powder Horn CDP, Wyoming: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 27, 2021.