Hot Springs

Formed February 21, 1911 (17^th county)

Hot Springs County (4,618), Thermopolis (2,722)

The tan brick and concrete Art Deco facility was constructed in 1938.  It is located at Arapahoe and 4^th streets.  United States Highway 20 passes two blocks north of the location.  Changler & Cohagen provided the building designs.  The structure was enlarged with a Court of Justice in 1982 and an Annex was built in 2010.  Veteran memorials are across the street.  Hot Springs County was founded on February 21, 1911 from parts of Big Horn, Fremont, and Park counties as the 17^th county with Thermopolis as the only county seat.  The county is named for the local hot springs.  The county seat was named for another local hot springs.  Hot Springs County is the birthplace of 1 Wyoming Governor, David D. Freudenthal. 

Hot Springs County government consists of a sheriff and 3 Commissioners.  One District Court Judge and Three Circuit Court Judges serve Hot Springs, Big Horn, Park, and Washakie counties.  The county is located in the northwest part of the state.  Casper, Wyoming is southeast and Billings, Montana is north of the county.  The county center is 7.5 miles West-Northwest of Thermopolis.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Washakie, Fremont, and Park counties. 

The area of the county is 2004 square miles.  It is 23 out of 23 in the state.  It ranks 22 out of 23 in population in the state.  It has a density of 2.3 persons per square mile making it 19 out of 23 in the state.  Hot Springs County has 65.5% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 20 crosses north to south in the county from Washakie County to Fremont County.  The county resembles a Navy ship.  Thermopolis is located in the southeast quarter of the county.  Thermopolis is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 58.9% of the county population.