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

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