Basin
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town and county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Big Horn
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Total
- 2.39 sq mi (6.19 km )
- Land
- 2.36 sq mi (6.12 km )
- Water
- 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
- Elevation
- 3,901 ft (1,189 m)
- Density
- 542.5/sq mi (209.47/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 56-05320
- Website
- www .thetownofbasin .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Basin is a town in and the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2020 census. The community is located near the center of the Bighorn Basin with the Big Horn River east of the town. Basin's post office, built in 1919, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Basin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.