These Are The 10 Best Places In Wyoming To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Wyoming who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Wyoming, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Equality State:

1. Cody (Photos)
2. Powell (Photos)
3. Douglas (Photos)
4. Worland (Photos)
5. Sheridan (Photos)
6. Rawlins (Photos)
7. Lander (Photos)
8. Jackson (Photos)
9. Torrington (Photos)
10. Riverton (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Wyoming. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Wyoming in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Wyoming in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Wyoming have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Wyoming.

1. Cody

Population: 9,687
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.1
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.03
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.1
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.31

2. Powell

Population: 6,365
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.36
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.31
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.46
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.47

3. Douglas

Population: 6,272
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.28
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.32
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.39
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.28

4. Worland

Population: 5,445
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.92
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.18
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.49
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.92

5. Sheridan

Population: 17,699
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.07
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.28
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.2
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.96

6. Rawlins

Population: 9,198
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.2
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.33
Churches Per 1,000 People: 1.96
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.54

7. Lander

Population: 7,627
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.92
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.52
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.88
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.39

8. Jackson

Population: 9,967
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.31
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.4
Churches Per 1,000 People: 1.4
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.1

9. Torrington

Population: 6,732
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.89
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.15
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.12
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.74

10. Riverton

Population: 10,902
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.73
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.18
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.48
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.55

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Wyoming where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Wyoming with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Sheridan (Photos)
2. Riverton (Photos)
3. Rock Springs (Photos)
4. Jackson (Photos)
5. Laramie (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Wyoming To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Cody	9,687
2	Powell	6,365
3	Douglas	6,272
4	Worland	5,445
5	Sheridan	17,699
6	Rawlins	9,198
7	Lander	7,627
8	Jackson	9,967
9	Torrington	6,732
10	Riverton	10,902
11	Rock Springs	23,684
12	Gillette	31,110
13	Evanston	12,253
14	Laramie	31,601
15	Green River	12,600
16	Casper	57,815
17	Cheyenne	61,470