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 |
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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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