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Arminto, Wyoming

Coordinates: 43°10′44″N 107°15′27″W / 43.17889°N 107.25750°W / 43.17889; -107.25750
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Arminto, Wyoming
South view of Arminto, Wyoming
South view of Arminto, Wyoming
Arminto, Wyoming is located in Wyoming
Arminto, Wyoming
Arminto, Wyoming
Location within the state of Wyoming
Arminto, Wyoming is located in the United States
Arminto, Wyoming
Arminto, Wyoming
Arminto, Wyoming (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°10′44″N 107°15′27″W / 43.17889°N 107.25750°W / 43.17889; -107.25750
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyNatrona
Elevation
6,053 ft (1,845 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
82630[1]
Area code307
GNIS feature ID1584934[2]

Arminto is an unincorporated community in northwestern Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads west of the city of Casper, the county seat of Natrona County.[3] Its elevation is 6,053 feet (1,845 m).[2]

History

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Arminto was built as a stop on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and was named for Manuel Armenta who started the nearby Jack Pot Ranch.[4] Arminto voted to incorporate in 1915; unincorporated towns could not sell liquor in Wyoming at the time.[5]

Although Arminto is now unincorporated, it had a post office, that closed in 1964.[6]

The Big Horn Hotel was moved from Wolton to Arminto in 1913 when the railroad arrived there. It was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and was destroyed by a fire in 1985.[7]

Climate

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According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Arminto has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Arminto ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Arminto, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
  4. ^ Wyoming Place Names, p. 160, Annals of Wyoming (1942)
  5. ^ (9 March 1915). Incorporate to Get Saloons, Cheyenne State Leader
  6. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS". about.usps.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Nomination Form (1978)
  8. ^ "Arminto, Wyoming Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved December 13, 2019.