Wyoming

Wyoming

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State nickname: Equality State
Other U.S. States
Capital	Cheyenne
Largest City	Casper
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water  - % water	Ranked 10th 253,554 km2 251,706 km2 1,851 km2 0.7%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 50th 493,782 1.9/km2
Admittance into Union  - Order  - Date	44th July 10, 1890
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Latitude Longitude	41°N to 45°N 104°3'W to 111°3'W
Width Length Elevation   -Highest   -Mean   -Lowest	450 km 580 km   4,207 meters 2040 meters 945 meters
ISO 3166-2:	US-WY

Wyoming is a state of the western United States.

USS Wyoming was named in honor of this state.

History

After the Union Pacific Railroad reached the town of Cheyenne, the capital, in 1867, the population began to grow steadily in the Wyoming Territory, established on July 25, 1868.

In 1869 Wyoming extended suffrage to women, at least partially in an attempt to garner enough voters to be admitted as a state. It was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890.

In addition to being the first U.S. state to extend suffrage to women, Wyoming was also the home of many other firsts for U.S. women in politics. It had the first female court bailiff and the first female justice of the peace in the country. Wyoming was also the first state in the Union to elect a woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1925. A List of Wyoming Governors is available.

Geography

See: List of Wyoming counties

It is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, and on the west by Utah and Idaho.

Important cities and towns

The Wyoming municipalities with populations over 10000 are, in descending order:

Cheyenne Casper Laramie Rock Springs

Gillette Sheridan Green River Evanston

Education

Colleges and universities

• University of Wyoming
• Casper College

Professional sports teams

• Casper Rockies, minor league baseball

Miscellaneous information

Area: 97,818 sq. miles

Population: 493,782 (2000)

Capital: Cheyenne

Counties: 23 (see: List of Wyoming counties)

Bird: Western Meadowlark

Flower: Indian Paintbrush

Tree: Cottonwood

Nicknames: The Equality State; the Cowboy State

Major highways

• Interstate 25
• Interstate 80
• Interstate 90
• U.S. Highway 20
• U.S. Highway 26

Other Wyomings

Wyoming is also the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Wyoming, Delaware
• Wyoming, Michigan
• Wyoming, Minnesota
• Wyoming, New York
• Wyoming, Ohio
• Wyoming, Pennsylvania
• Wyoming, Rhode Island
• Wyoming, Wisconsin

External links

• http://www.state.wy.us
• http://www.uwyo.edu
• http://www.caspercollege.edu

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