Goshen

Formed February 21, 1911 (16^th county)

Goshen County (12,503), Torrington (6,120)

The main Classical Revival structure was erected in 1913.  The facility is at the intersection of 21^st Avenue and A Street.  The courthouse is northeast of United States Highway 26 by three blocks.  William Redding designed the tan brick facility.  The structure features columns with veteran memorials on the grounds.  An Addition was added in 1983.  The county was established on February 21, 1911 from Laramie County as the 16^th county with Torrington as the only county seat.  The county is named for the Biblical location.  Torrington was named for Torrington, Connecticut. 

Goshen County government consists of a sheriff, a clerk, a treasurer, an attorney, an assessor, and a coroner (executive).  It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.)  Two District Court Judges and Four Circuit Court Judges serve Goshen, Converse, Niobrara, and Platte counties and a court clerk serves Goshen County (judicial.)  Goshen County is on the southeast border with Nebraska.  Cheyenne, Wyoming is south and Casper, Wyoming is northwest of the county.  The county center is 11.3 miles West of Torrington nearer Lingle.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Niobrara County and Nebraska and Laramie and Platte counties. 

The area of the county is 2225 square miles.  It is 20 out of 23 in the state.  It ranks 14 out of 23 in population in the state.  It has a density of 5.6 persons per square mile making it 8 out of 23 in the state.  Goshen County has 57.9% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 26 enters the county from the east, Nebraska, and exits into Platte County, west.  United States Highway 85 passes north to south from Niobrara County to Laramie County.  The county is a rectangle.  Torrington is located near the eastern border of the county.  Torrington is county seat and the largest city.  It is 49.0% of the county population.