Businesses and Places in Wyoming
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Wyoming Facts and Information
Abbreviation | WY |
Capital | Cheyenne |
Size | Total (Land + Water) 97,814 sq miles; Land Only 97,100 sq miles |
Number of Counties | 23 |
Time Zone | Mountain Time Zone |
Bordering States | Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah |
Highest Point | Gannett Peak, 13,809 feet |
National Parks | Grand Teton National Park
Yellowstone National Park |
Population (2015) | 586,107 |
Population Density | 6.0 people / square mile |
Area Codes | 307 |
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) | Cheyenne (59,466)
Casper (55,316) Laramie (30,816) Gillette (29,087) Rock Springs (23,036) |
Statehood | July 10, 1890 |
Electoral Votes | 3 |
Governor | Official Wyoming Governor Website |
U. S. Senators | List of U. S. Senators From Wyoming |
U. S. Representatives | List of U. S. Representatives From Wyoming |
Senators | List of Wyoming State Senators |
Representatives | List of Wyoming State Representatives |
Government | Official Site |
Constitution | Wyoming State Constitution |
Road Conditions | Wyoming Road Conditions |
Quarter Issue Date | September 03, 2007 |
Bird | Western meadowlark |
Butterfly | Sheridan's green hairstreak |
Coin | Sacagawea Golden Dollar Coin |
Dinosaur | Triceratops |
Fish | Cutthroat trout |
Flower | Indian paintbrush |
Fossil | Knightia |
Gemstone | Jade |
Grass | Western wheatgrass |
Mammal | Bison |
Motto | Equal Rights |
Nickname | Equality State |
Reptile | Horned toad |
Shrub | Wyoming big sagebrush |
Song | "Wyoming" |
Sport | Rodeo |
Tree | Plains cottonwood |
NCAA Division I Schools | University of Wyoming (Mountain West) |
Gas Tax | $0.2400 / Gallon |
Cigarette Tax | $0.60 / Pack |
Tourist Attractions | Yellowstone National Park National park in northwestern Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Jackson Hole Valley between the Teton Mountain Range and the Gros Ventre Range in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Grand Teton National Park National park in northwestern Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Devils Tower National monument in Crook County, Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Old Faithful Geyer located in the Yellow National Park in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Grand Prismatic Spring Hot spring in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Mammoth Hot Springs A large complex of hot springs in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Ski resort in Teton Village, Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Jenny Lake Lodge Resort in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Norris Geyser Basin Geyer located in the Yellow National Park in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Wind River Range Mountain range in western Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Jenny Lake Lake located in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Yellowstone River River in the vicinity of the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Bighorn National Forest National forest in Sheridan, Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museums in Cody, Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Grand Targhee Resort Ski resort in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Wyoming. |
Tourist Attractions | Frontier Mall Enclosed shopping mall in Cheyenne, Wyoming. |
Fun Facts | The name Wyoming originated from a Native American word, mecheweamiing, meaning "at the big plains." |
Fun Facts | Wyoming is nicknamed "The Equality State" as it was the first state in the United States to give women the right to vote, which it did as a territory in 1869. |
Fun Facts | Devil's Tower in Wyoming, established on September 24, 1906, was the first national monument in the United States. |
Fun Facts | Most of the Yellowstone National Park lies in Wyoming. Established in 1872, it is the first national park in the United States. |
Fun Facts | The first national forest was established in Wyoming on March 30, 1891, when President Teddy Roosevelt created the Shoshone National Forest as the Yellowstone Forest Reserve. |
Fun Facts | J. C. Penney (James Cash Penney) opened a Golden Rule Store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on April 14, 1902. Penney later expanded the business, and changed the store's name to "J. C. Penney" as it is known today. |
Fun Facts | The ten largest coal mines in the United States are all located in Wyoming. |
Fun Facts | White Hall, on the University of Wyoming’s campus in Laramie, is the tallest building in the state. The 12-story dormitory is 200 feet high. |
Fun Facts | Established in 1886, the Laramie County Library System is the oldest continually operating county library system in the country. |
Fun Facts | Wyoming is one of two states with an official State Shrub Wyoming big sagebrush. |
Name Origin | From the Delaware Indian word, meaning “mountains and valleys alternating”; the same as the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania |
Residents Names | Wyomingite |
Tourism Office Website | www.wyomingtourism.org |
Tourism Office Phone Number | 800-225-5996 |
Cities in Wyoming to visit
- Afton
- Alpine
- Basin
- Big Piney
- Buffalo
- Casper
- Cheyenne
- Cody
- Douglas
- Dubois
- Evanston
- Evansville
- Gillette
- Glenrock
- Green River
- Greybull
- Jackson
- Jackson Hole
- Kemmerer
- Lander
- Laramie
- Lovell
- Lusk
- Lyman
- Mills
- Moorcroft
- Moran
- Mountain View
- Newcastle
- Pine Bluffs
- Pinedale
- Powell
- Ranchester
- Rawlins
- Riverton
- Rock Springs
- Saratoga
- Sheridan
- Star Valley Ranch
- Sundance
- Teton Village
- Thayne
- Thermopolis
- Torrington
- Wamsutter
- Wheatland
- Wilson
- Worland
- Wright
- Yellowstone National Park