THE THERMOPOLIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Foothill Shrublands and Low Mountains setting.
Thermopolis town has 2.39 square miles of land in Hot Springs County. Its Census reference point is in Foothill Shrublands and Low Mountains, within Wyoming Basin.
A broad dry basin is interrupted by hills and low mountains. Grassland and shrubland dominate the regional setting between the more heavily forested surrounding ranges.
Regional context: Wyoming Basin ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Thermopolis and Hot Springs County
Thermopolis is associated with Hot Springs County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Thermopolis by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Thermopolis, or 3.2% of its total area. It is 3.1 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Hot Springs County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Thermopolis town has 13.2 times the land area of nearby East Thermopolis town (0.18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

