A county seat of Campbell County, Gillette was named after surveyor and civil engineer Weston Gillette. Gillette is on the Missouri Plateau between the Bighorn Mountains to the west and the Black Hills to the east, in the Powder River Basin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers a total area of 34.7 km² (13.4 mi²) of which 34.6 km² (13.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.15%) is water.
Elevation: 4550 feet
Land area: 13.4 square miles
Latitude: 44.28 N
Longitude: 105.51 W
Population: 22,685 as on 2005
Festivals:
- Wyoming Celtic Festival - June 23-25, 2006
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