Uinta County, Wyoming



Founding: 1869
Parent counties: Sweetwater and unorganized territory
Namesake: The Uinta Mountains
Seat: Fort Bridger (1869–1870); Evanston (1870–)
Land area: 2,081 square miles
Population (2020): 20,450
Population (historic): 856 (1870); 7,414 (1890); 16,982 (1910); 6,572 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1910; 1930–1960; 1970–2010
Subdivisions: One city; three towns; five CDPs
National Register listings: 14
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 962 (10.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.6%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $947
Average outbuilding value (1930): $822
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 408
Average farm size (1920): 138.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Utah, Austria, Idaho, Sweden, and England
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Evanston

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps James Evans, Union Pacific Railroad engineer
Founding: 1868 (founding); 1870 (platting); 1870 (post office); 1888 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 11,747
Population (historic): 77 (1870); 1,995 (1890); 2,583 (1910); 3,075 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1870–1920; 1930–1960; 1970–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 717 (13.7%)
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