On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Worland is more historic than 43% of U.S. towns, #17 of 28 in Wyoming. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Worland’s overall grade.
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 Worland’s 22.9 sits near the middle of its state (63% of Wyoming towns have fewer) while its 11 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.2 points). Two sources give 1900.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Worland’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Peaked at 6,391 in 1980; 4,773 people lived here in 2020.
12 censuses, 1910–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Worland’s Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Worland, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Worland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 4,773 at the 2020 census, down from 5,487 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County. It is located within the Big Horn Basin and along the Big Horn River in northwestern Wyoming.
Worland was established in 1900. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,487 to 4,773 (-13%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Worland, 1900 to 1980
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Worland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1967Worland sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Worland.
Every building
Worland, building by building, 1912–1918
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
1912Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
On the National Register
3 listings protect 11 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Riverview Memorial GardensSaint Alban's Episcopal Church Columbarium
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Worland’s history
What year was Worland founded?
In 1900, according to Wikidata. Worland’s post office opened in 1902, and the census of 1910 counted 265 people here.
How does Worland rank for history?
Worland is more historic than 43% of U.S. towns, #17 of 28 in Wyoming. 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.
What is on the National Register in Worland?
Three places: the Worland House (listed 1986), the Worland Ranch (1992) and the West Side School (2021).
How old are the homes in Worland?
14% of Worland’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.2 points), against a typical 12% for a Wyoming town; the median home was built in 1965.
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 (11), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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