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Wyoming Division

 

General Information About Wyoming

Capital
Cheyenne (pop. 55,362)
Nickname
Big Wyoming, Equality State, Cowboy State
Motto
"Equal Rights"
Admitted To Union
July 10, 1890-44th State
Size
97,914 square miles, 9th largest state
Highest Point
Gannett Peak, 13,804 feet
Lowest Point
3,100 feet Belle Fourche River
Average Annual Precipitation
14.5 inches
Population (2000 Census)
493,782
State Flower
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariaefolia)
State Mammal
Bison(Bison bison)
State Bird
Meadowlark (Sturnella Neglecta)
State Tree
Plains Cottonwood (Populus sargentii)
State Gemstone
Jade (Nephrite)
State Fish
Cutthroat Trout (Salmo clarki)
State Reptile
Horned Toad (Douglassi brevirostre)

Wyoming is divided into 23 Counties

1 - Natrona 13 - Converse WY County Map
2 - Laramie 14 - Niobrara
3 - Sheridan 15 - Hot Springs
4 - Sweetwater 16 - Johnson
5 - Albany 17 - Campbell
6 - Carbon 18 - Crook
7 - Goshen 19 - Uinta
8 - Platte 20 - Washakie
9 - Big Horn 21 - Weston
10 - Fremont 22 - Teton
11 - Park 23 - Sublette
12 - Lincoln  


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