Wright Map

Wright is a town in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2010 census.

Settlement began in the area near Wright in the 1970s, with the creation of the Black Thunder Coal Mine, the largest mine in the Powder River Basin and most productive mine in the United States. The town itself was incorporated in 1985. On August 12, 2005, an F2 rated tornado struck a mobile home park at Wright, destroying 91 homes, damaging others, and killing two people.

Wright is located at 43°45?18?N 105°29?26?W / 43.755°N 105.49056°W / 43.755; -105.49056 (43.754988, -105.490691).