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History · Ranchettes

Half of Ranchettes’ homes were built after 1994

Among the newest of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Ranchettes was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1950 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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About Ranchettes’ history

How historic is Ranchettes?

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Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Ranchettes’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Ranchettes is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Ranchettes’ overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±0.7) · typical WY town 12.0% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical WY town 25.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the newest
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Wyoming towns of 2,500+ (28)#28 of 28

Wyoming towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wyoming town has 25.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Ranchettes’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Wyoming towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.7 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Ranchettes’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ranchettes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ranchettes’s history is told.

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The story so far

Ranchettes, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ranchettes yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ranchettes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,798 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,798 to 6,199 (+7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Ranchettes, decade by decade

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On the map

Ranchettes on the map, 1950 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ranchettes. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ranchettes on the 1950 USGS mapRanchettes on the 1961 USGS mapRanchettes on the 1970 USGS mapRanchettes on the 1994 USGS map1950Cheyenne sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ranchettes.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ranchettes

Nobody well known was born in Ranchettes itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mildred HarrisAmerican actress · b. 1901
Cynthia LummisAmerican politician · b. 1954
James JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1987
Rensis LikertAmerican statistician · b. 1903
George Clayton JohnsonAmerican writer · b. 1929
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Jim SiedowAmerican actor · b. 1920
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Yellowstone Corrallocale
1cemetery inside Ranchettes
Mountain View Memorial Park

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cheyenne48 historic placesB+

Questions about Ranchettes’ history

How does Ranchettes rank for history?

Ranchettes is among the newest of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Ranchettes?

0.0% of Ranchettes’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 12% for a Wyoming town; the median home was built in 1994.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.