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Powell, Wyoming

Powder River
(Natrona County)

Prairie Center
(Goshen County)

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The city of Powell is located in Park County.

Powell is 1,330 feet [405.38 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Powell can be found in:

	Alabama	North Carolina
	Arizona	North Dakota
	Arkansas	Ohio
	Colorado	Oklahoma
	Florida	Pennsylvania
	Georgia	South Dakota
	Kentucky	Tennessee
	Louisiana	Texas
	Manitoba	Virginia (historic)
	Mississippi	Washington
	Missouri (historic ^<2>)	West Virginia
	Nebraska	Wisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, Powell had a population of 5,373 people ^<3> (or 20.82% of the total population of Park County). The population of Powell represented 1.09% of the total of Wyoming, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Powell had a population of 5,524 people. This is an increase of 2.81% 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 Powell.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	5,524	+2.81%	+0.86% since 2007
2007	5,477	+1.94%	+1.35% since 2006
2006	5,404	+0.58%	+1.6% since 2005
2005	5,319	-1.01%
---
2000	5,373	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Belfry (MT)	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
Burlington	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	253	1.2% increase
Byron	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	557	---
Cody	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	9,309	5.37% increase
Cowley	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	614	9.64% increase
Deaver	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	177	---

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

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Wyoming ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powell - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Powell, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Powell. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Powell and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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