Salt Creek Corridor

Century-Old Oil-Field Town on the Salt Creek Corridor

Edgerton is a 154-resident incorporated town adjacent to Midwest on the Salt Creek corridor, 42 miles north of Casper. Founded in 1923 to house workers supporting the Salt Creek Oil Field, Edgerton celebrated its centennial in 2025. With median property values around $26,300, it has some of the lowest housing costs in the state. The town retains oil-boom-era buildings and a small community working to sustain itself through mutual-aid initiatives like the Share Shed, a resident-organized free-exchange station.

Population 154 (2020 Census), estimated ~120 in 2024. Twin town to adjacent Midwest. Very limited local services and no commercial businesses; Casper (42 mi south) is the nearest full-service city. Food desert — nearest staples at Midwest gas station (2 mi).

Historic Oil Boomtown at the Salt Creek Field

Midwest is a 285-resident incorporated town at the heart of the Salt Creek Oil Field, 44 miles north of Casper via WY-259. Once home to as many as 17,000 residents during the 1920s oil boom, when Salt Creek produced one-fifth of all U.S. oil, the town retains its company-town grid of Standard Oil-era bungalows and the Salt Creek Museum chronicling over a century of petroleum history. Housing is among the most affordable in Wyoming, with median values around $72K, and the cost of living index sits at 76.9 (well below the national average of 100).

Population 285 (2020 Census). Former company town — once had 17,000 residents at the 1920s Salt Creek oil boom peak. Very limited local services; Casper (44 mi south) is the nearest full-service city. Designated food desert by USDA.