Facts About Casper
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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.
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Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming with an estimated population of 59,038 as of 2020.
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Casper is a city in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.
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The total area of Casper city is 27.24 square miles of which 26.90 square miles is land and 0.34 square miles is water.
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The Tate Geological Museum, located at Casper College, is home to a mammoth and the first tyrannosaurs rex to be found in Wyoming
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Casper is located at 42°50′5″N 106°19′30″W (42.834665, −106.325062).
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The town was named “Casper”, instead of Caspar, honouring the memory of Fort Caspar and Lt. Caspar Collins, due to a typo that occurred when the town’s name was officially registered.
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Casper has an average elevation of 5,200 feet, above sea level.
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The city was founded at the time of the mass migration in the mid-nineteenth century and A trading post and bridge were established in the area in 1859 by Louis Guinard.
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The Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo are held annually in August.
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CNFR has made its home in Casper since 1999 and each June welcomes the best collegiate rodeo athletes to the Casper Events Center.
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Casper is known as an angler’s paradise, with easy access to the blue-ribbon waters of the North Platte River.
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asper’s economy was based on the production of oil and natural gas and the manufacture of oil-field equipment, augmented by mining and cattle and sheep raising.
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There are two 30-foot statues of daffy duck and bugs bunny in front of a Casper Restaurant.
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Casper is home to one of the oldest stores in Wyoming, Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters, which was established in 1919.
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The median household income in Casper is $61,979, as of 2019.
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Casper, Wyoming is the 666th largest city in the US.
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The city was established east of the former site of Fort Caspar, which was built during the mid-19th century mass migration of land seekers along the Oregon, California and Mormon trails.
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Casper is home to Casper College, a community college, and the University of Wyoming.
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The development of coal and uranium fields in recent decades has helped Casper continue its role as a centre in the energy industry