East Thermopolis, WY

East Thermopolis is a town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. The 2020 census counted 229 residents. Thermopolis to the west became a town in 1899. East Thermopolis mainly grew on the west side of the river. Schools in the district include Ralph Witters Elementary School, Thermopolis Middle School, and Hot Springs County High School. That mix gives East Thermopolis a clear local shape within Wyoming, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The dual name is ascribed to the mountain barrier between the Wind River and Bighorn basins, obscuring the fact that the river that drains the two is the same.