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Home to 143 people, this town lies in Wyoming.
Bessemer Bend’s median household income is $166,000, above both the Wyoming town median ($69,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Bessemer Bend. DUX Bessemer Bend Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bessemer Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2024.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Bessemer Bend is unincorporated, so Natrona County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bessemer Bend.
Four-year graduates: 29% of adults 25 and older here, 31% across Wyoming.
Somewhere between 25% and 52% women
The Census survey reached too few of Bessemer Bend’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.5 points. Across Wyoming, 48.9% of residents are women.
| Bessemer Bend | WY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 35% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 44.1% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 21% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 56.6% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.1% | 24.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.6% | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.7% | 19.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 11.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
The top destinations are Casper (44%), Mills (11%) and Douglas (4%). Bessemer Bend’s average trip to work comes in at 23 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Bessemer Bend. For adults locally, the share who binge drink is 14%. The town beats the Wyoming average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Bessemer Bend | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 68% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Bessemer Bend | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 9.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bessemer Bend, 43% come from inland flooding and 20% from avalanches. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bessemer Bend
About 0 of every 100 Bessemer Bend residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
Where Bessemer Bend’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Bessemer Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 199 at the 2010 census.
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Bessemer Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.