Moorcroft, Wyoming

Moneta
(Fremont County)

Moose
(Teton County)

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The town of Moorcroft is located in Crook County.

Moorcroft is 1,290 feet [393.19 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Moorcroft lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Moorcroft, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Moorcroft had a population of 807 people ^<2> (or 13.68% of the total population of Crook County). The population of Moorcroft represented 0.16% of the total of Wyoming.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Moorcroft had a population of 892 people. This is an increase of 10.53% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Moorcroft.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	892	+10.53%	+1.94% since 2007
2007	875	+8.43%	+3.31% since 2006
2006	847	+4.96%	+0.83% since 2005
2005	840	+4.09%
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2000	807	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Antelope Valley-Crestview	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
Gillette	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	26,871	36.78% increase
Hulett	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	471	15.44% increase
Newcastle	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	3,390	10.6% increase
Osage	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
Pine Haven	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	380	71.17% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Moorcroft.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Wyoming ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moorcroft - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Moorcroft. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Moorcroft and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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