Red Butte, Wyoming
census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Red Butte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,430 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Red Butte is located at 42°48′23″N 106°25′58″W (42.806414, -106.432671).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.2 km2), of which 0.43 square mile (1.1 km2) is land and 0.03 square mile (0.1 km2) (7.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 439 people, 160 households, and 134 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 941.0 people per square mile (360.6/km2). There were 163 housing units at an average density of 349.4/sq mi (133.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.81% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.
There were 160 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Red Butte, Wyoming” is census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Butte, Wyoming and census-designated, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1942082. Authority coordinates are 42.806, -106.433. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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