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Midwest is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 285 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 404 to 285 (-29%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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