Wyoming - Fun Facts, Food, Famous People, Attractions

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State Abbreviation	WY
State Capital	Cheyenne
State 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
State Population (2020)	576,851
State Population Density	5.9 people / square mile
Area Codes	307
Top 5 Cities (2020 population)	Cheyenne (64,742) Casper (58,498) Laramie (32,661) Gillette (32,220) Rock Springs (22,943)

Statehood	July 10, 1890
Electoral Votes	3
State Flag
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
State Senators	List of Wyoming State Senators
State Representatives	List of Wyoming State Representatives
State Government	Official Site
State Constitution	Wyoming State Constitution
Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Date	October 21, 2014
Road Conditions	Wyoming Road Conditions
State Quarter Issue Date	September 03, 2007

State Bird	Western meadowlark
State Butterfly	Sheridan's green hairstreak
State Coin	Sacagawea Golden Dollar Coin
State Dinosaur	Triceratops
State Fish	Cutthroat trout
State Flower	Indian paintbrush
State Fossil	Knightia
State Gemstone	Jade
State Grass	Western wheatgrass
State Mammal	Bison
State Motto	Equal Rights
State Nickname	Equality State
State Reptile	Horned toad
State Shrub	Wyoming big sagebrush
State Song	"Wyoming"
State Sport	Rodeo
State Tree	Plains cottonwood

Major Sports Teams	None
NCAA Division I Schools	University of Wyoming (Mountain West)

Bighorn National Forest: National forest in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West: Museums in Cody, Wyoming.
Devils Tower: National monument in Crook County, Wyoming.
Frontier Mall: Enclosed shopping mall in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Grand Prismatic Spring: Hot spring in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Grand Targhee Resort: Ski resort in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Wyoming.
Grand Teton National Park: National park in northwestern Wyoming.
Jackson Hole: Valley between the Teton Mountain Range and the Gros Ventre Range in Wyoming.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort: Ski resort in Teton Village, Wyoming.
Jenny Lake: Lake located in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Jenny Lake Lodge: Resort in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Mammoth Hot Springs: A large complex of hot springs in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Norris Geyser Basin: Geyer located in the Yellow National Park in Wyoming.
Old Faithful: Geyer located in the Yellow National Park in Wyoming.
Wind River Range: Mountain range in western Wyoming.
Yellowstone National Park: National park in northwestern Wyoming.
Yellowstone River: River in the vicinity of the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Wyoming is famous for the following foods:

The name Wyoming originated from a Native American word, mecheweamiing, meaning "at the big plains."
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.
Devil's Tower in Wyoming, established on September 24, 1906, was the first national monument in the United States.
Most of the Yellowstone National Park lies in Wyoming. Established in 1872, it is the first national park in the United States.
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.
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.
The ten largest coal mines in the United States are all located in Wyoming.
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.
Established in 1886, the Laramie County Library System is the oldest continually operating county library system in the country.
Wyoming is one of two states with an official State Shrub: Wyoming big sagebrush.

This page was last updated on January 30, 2023.

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