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Weston County, Wyoming

Weston County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Newcastle
Year Organized: 1890
Square Miles: 2,400
Court House:

1 West Main Street
County Courthouse
Newcastle, WY 82701-2121

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for John B. Weston, whose activities and influence brought the railroad into that section of Wyoming.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Weston County was organized in 1890.

Weston County is located in the northeastern corner of Wyoming. Located on the western edge of the beautiful Black Hills, to the west and south are amazing prairies and grasslands, filled with wildlife just waiting for you to view. You will see antelope, white-tail and mule deer, prairie dogs, wild turkey, Canada geese, perhaps even elk.

Because this is old-fashioned family ranching country, you will also see a wide variety of cattle, sheep, and horses. And since these communities are small, the air and water are clear and fresh. The views are
breath-taking.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,400 square miles (6,216 kmē), of which, 2,398 square miles (6,210 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 kmē) of it (0.09%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

  • Crook County (north)
  • Lawrence County, South Dakota (northeast)
  • Pennington County, South Dakota (east)
  • Custer County, South Dakota (southeast)
  • Niobrara County (south)
  • Converse County (southwest)
  • Campbell County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Newcastle (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Upton town Incorporated Area

County Resources:

Enter County Resources and Information Here

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 
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