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With 259 residents, this town was settled in 1879.
86% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Big Horn, where Wyoming’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Big Horn has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Quarter Circle A Ranch and ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek. Big Horn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 198 in 2000, 457 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1809 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Ordered by what stands out in Big Horn.
Its three schools are below. The Sheridan County School District #1 runs its public schools. Public school enrollment in Big Horn: 519 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 216 | A+ |
| Big Horn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 169 | A+ |
| Big Horn Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 134 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
FEMA puts 53% of Big Horn’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half commute less than 9 miles. Only one of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Big Horn. The top destinations are Sheridan (52%), Gillette (3%) and Casper (3%).
| Big Horn | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $181,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 50% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 12°; snowfall runs to about 81 inches a winter. Summers in Big Horn are warm, and winters cold, snowy, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Big Horn, the share who smoke cigarettes is 13%. This Wyoming town does better than the Wyoming average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 5. Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Big Horn. 13% of adults in Big Horn binge drink; 40% have high blood pressure.
| Big Horn | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 68% | 79% |
| What stands out | Big Horn | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Big Horn is unincorporated, so Sheridan 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.
Where Big Horn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Big Horn
About 0 of every 100 Big Horn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
3 notable people were born in Big Horn.
CDP in Wyoming, United States
Big Horn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 457 at the 2020 census.
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Big Horn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Victor Garber and Elsa Spear Byron.
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