{"id":8948,"date":"2023-10-11T09:36:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T09:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8948"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:50","slug":"crook-county-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/crook-county-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Crook County, Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crook County is a county in Wyoming, United States, tucked into the state&rsquo;s northeastern corner against the South Dakota and Montana lines. It had a population of 7,181 at the 2020 census and covers 2,865 square miles (7,420 km2) centred near 44&deg;35&prime;N 104&deg;34&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Sundance is the county seat, and its postal code is 82729. The county has four incorporated towns, one census-designated place, and a scatter of unincorporated communities; it sits in the Mountain time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Crook County<\/h2>\n<p>Crook County has 20 named places on record, ranging from the four incorporated towns down to rail sidings and ranch crossroads that never grew past a post office and a grain elevator. &ldquo;CDP&rdquo; marks a census-designated place with its own population count; &ldquo;Unincorp.&rdquo; marks a community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sundance<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>1,032<\/td>\n<td>82729<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moorcroft<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>946<\/td>\n<td>82721<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pine Haven<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>493<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hulett<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>309<\/td>\n<td>82720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beulah<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82712<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aladdin<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82710<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alva<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82711<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Devils Tower<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carlile<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carlile Junction<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colony<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Farrall<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Linden<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mona<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moskee<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Haven<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oshoto<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sand Creek Crossing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seely<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stroner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Willow Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pine Haven, built up around Keyhole Reservoir, has no dedicated ZIP of its own &mdash; mail there routes through Moorcroft or Sundance depending on the address. Devils Tower the community, at the foot of the national monument, is a separate ZIP-code point from the monument&rsquo;s visitor area.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>82729 &mdash; Sundance<\/li>\n<li>82721 &mdash; Moorcroft<\/li>\n<li>82720 &mdash; Hulett<\/li>\n<li>82712 &mdash; Beulah<\/li>\n<li>82711 &mdash; Alva<\/li>\n<li>82710 &mdash; Aladdin<\/li>\n<li>82714 &mdash; Devils Tower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pine Haven and the smaller crossroads communities (Carlile, Colony, Moskee, Oshoto and the rest) are served by one of the seven post offices above rather than a ZIP of their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Crook County covers 2,865 square miles of ponderosa-pine ridges, open rangeland and the northern reach of the Black Hills, which cross into the county&rsquo;s northeast corner as the Bear Lodge Mountains. Devils Tower National Monument, the country&rsquo;s first, sits in those mountains above the Belle Fourche River. The Belle Fourche itself runs east through the county and crosses into South Dakota at the lowest point in elevation anywhere in Wyoming. Keyhole Reservoir, on the same river, is the county&rsquo;s main body of water and the reason Pine Haven exists.<\/p>\n<p>Crook County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/campbell-county-wyoming\/\">Campbell County<\/a> to the west and Weston County to the south, both in Wyoming. To the east and northeast it meets <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lawrence-county-south-dakota\/\">Lawrence County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/butte-county-south-dakota\/\">Butte County<\/a> in South Dakota, and to the north it meets <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/carter-county-montana\/\">Carter County<\/a> in Montana.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The county&#8217;s population was 7,181 at the 2020 census. Sundance (1,032) and Moorcroft (946) are its two largest communities, together holding just over a quarter of the county&#8217;s residents; most of the rest live on rural ranch and forest land rather than in any town. Median household income runs below the Wyoming median of $72,415, in line with most of the state&#8217;s rural counties. Density works out to roughly 2.5 people per square mile, among the lowest in Wyoming.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Ranching and farming anchor the county&#8217;s economy, alongside coal-bed methane and other energy extraction in the Powder River Basin to the west. Tourism tied to Devils Tower National Monument brings a steady stream of visitors through Sundance and Moorcroft on their way to the monument, supporting motels, campgrounds and outfitters. Crook County School District No. 1 runs the county&#8217;s public schools out of Sundance, Moorcroft, Hulett and Pine Haven.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Crook County was created by the Wyoming Territorial Legislature on December 8, 1875, and organized as a functioning county government in 1888. It is named for Brigadier General George Crook, a U.S. Army commander during the Indian Wars of the northern Plains. Devils Tower, within the county&#8217;s Bear Lodge Mountains, was proclaimed the nation&#8217;s first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, under the newly passed Antiquities Act.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 90 crosses the southern part of the county through Sundance and Moorcroft; US 14 and US 16 run through Sundance toward Devils Tower, and US 212 crosses the county&#8217;s northeast corner. State highways 24, 111, and 112 connect Hulett, Aladdin and the Devils Tower area to the interstate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sundance &mdash; 55 miles northeast of Gillette, Wyoming<\/li>\n<li>Moorcroft &mdash; 30 miles east of Gillette, Wyoming<\/li>\n<li>Devils Tower &mdash; 33 miles north of Sundance<\/li>\n<li>Spearfish, South Dakota &mdash; about 35 miles east of Sundance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Gillette Campbell County Airport, roughly an hour&#8217;s drive west of Sundance.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Crook County, Wyoming?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in the northeastern corner of Wyoming, bordering both South Dakota and Montana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Crook County?<\/strong><br \/>\n7,181 people, as of the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Crook County?<\/strong><br \/>\n2,865 square miles (7,420 km2), making it one of Wyoming&#8217;s larger counties by land area but among its least densely populated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Crook County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSundance is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Crook County?<\/strong><br \/>\nFour incorporated towns &mdash; Sundance, Moorcroft, Hulett, and Pine Haven &mdash; plus the census-designated place of Beulah and a dozen or so smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Crook County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSeven: 82729 (Sundance), 82721 (Moorcroft), 82720 (Hulett), 82712 (Beulah), 82711 (Alva), 82710 (Aladdin), and 82714 (Devils Tower).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Crook County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nDevils Tower National Monument, the first national monument in the United States, rises from the Bear Lodge Mountains in the county&#8217;s northeast corner.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/wyoming\/\">Towns and villages in Wyoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crook County is a county in Wyoming, United States, tucked into the state&rsquo;s northeastern corner against the South Dakota and Montana lines. It had a population of 7,181 at the 2020 census and covers 2,865 square miles (7,420 km2) centred near 44&deg;35&prime;N 104&deg;34&prime;W. Sundance is the county seat, and its postal code is 82729. 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