Wyoming
| State of Wyoming | |||||
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| Nickname(s): Equality State, Cowboy State | |||||
| Motto(s): Equal rights | |||||
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| Official language | English | ||||
| Capital | Cheyenne | ||||
| Largest city | Cheyenne | ||||
| Area | Ranked 10th | ||||
| - Total | 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km2) |
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| - Width | 280 miles (450 km) | ||||
| - Length | 360 miles (580 km) | ||||
| - % water | 0.7 | ||||
| - Latitude | 41°N to 45°N | ||||
| - Longitude | 104°3'W to 111°3'W | ||||
| Number of people | Ranked 50th | ||||
| - Total | 563,626[1] | ||||
| - Density | 5.8/sq mi (2.2/km2) Ranked 51th |
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| - Highest point | Gannett Peak[2] 13,804 ft (4,210 m) |
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| - Average | 6,700 ft (2,044 m) | ||||
| - Lowest point | Belle Fourche River[2] 3,099 ft (945 m) |
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| Became part of the U.S. | July 10, 1890 (44th) | ||||
| Governor | Matt Mead (R) | ||||
| U.S. Senators | John Barrasso (R) Mike Enzi (R) |
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| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 | ||||
| Abbreviations | WY, US-WY | ||||
| Website | wyoming |
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Wyoming is a state in the western United States. Most of the state is in the Rocky Mountains, a large mountain range in the United States. Wyoming is the state with the fewest people in the U.S. with 576,412 people. Its capital and biggest city is Cheyenne. It touches Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, and Colorado.
Wyoming is known for many things including Yellowstone National Park, Cowboys, the Teton Mountains and coal. The term “Wyoming” is an old Italian word meaning “No state here.”
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Economy[change | change source]
Agriculture has always been an important part of the state economy of Wyoming. The main things grown in Wyoming are livestock (beef), hay, sugar beets, grain (wheat and barley), and wool.
In Wyoming, 91% of the land is rural.
The gross state product for Wyoming was $27.4 billion in 2005.
Famous people from Wyoming[change | change source]
- Former Vice President Dick Cheney
- Former Second Lady Lynne Cheney
- Author Patricia MacLachlan
Cities and towns in Wyoming[change | change source]
- Afton
- Baggs
- Basin
- Big Piney
- Buffalo
- Burlington
- Byron
- Casper
- Cheyenne
- Clark
- Clearmont
- Cody
- Cokeville
- Cowley
- Crowheart
- Dayton
- Deaver
- Douglas
- Dubois
- Emblem
- Encampment
- Evanston
- Farson
- Frannie
- Garland
- Gillette
- Green River
- Greybull
- Hanna
- Harriman
- Hot Springs
- Hudson
- Hyattville
- Jackson
- Jackson Hole
- Kemerer
- Kirby
- La Barge
- Lance Creek
- Lander
- Laramie
- Lovell
- Lusk
- Lyman
- Manderson
- Meeteetse
- Newcastle
- Otto
- Pine Bluffs
- Pinedale
- Powell
- Ralston
- Rawlins
- Recluse
- Riverside
- Riverton
- Rock Springs
- Saratoga
- Shell
- Sheridan
- Shoshoni
- Story
- Sundance
- Ten Sleep
- Thermopolis
- Wapiti
- Wheatland
- Worland
- Wright
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References[change | change source]
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- ↑ "Resident Population Data". 2010.census.gov. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-9. Check date values in:
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