Wyoming

**Wyoming** is a state in the North-Western United States. Most of the state is in the Rocky Mountains, (a large mountain range in the United States). Wyoming is the least populated U.S. state with a population of 578,803 people. Its capital and biggest city is Cheyenne. It borders Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, and Colorado. Wyoming is 97,914 square miles in area, which makes it the 10th largest state in the United States.

Wyoming is known for many things including Yellowstone National Park, Cowboys, the Teton Mountains and coal.

The first people to live in Wyoming were the Paleo-Indians. By the time the Europeans arrived the land was inhabited by many Native American tribes. Some of the major tribes were the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow, Ute, and Shoshone.

In 2018, The top countries of origin for Wyoming’s immigrants were Mexico, China, Germany, England and Canada.

## Economy

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 is $36.4 billion.

## Famous people from Wyoming

- Former Vice President Dick Cheney
- Former Second Lady Lynne Cheney
- Author Patricia MacLachlan

## Cities and towns in Wyoming

- 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

## Related pages

- Colleges and universities in Wyoming
- List of counties in Wyoming

## Infobox (u.s. state)

- **name**: Wyoming
- **official name**: State of Wyoming
- **image flag**: Flag of Wyoming.svg
- **flag link**: Flag of Wyoming
- **image seal**: Seal of Wyoming.svg
- **seal link**: Seal of Wyoming
- **image map**: Wyoming in United States.svg
- **nickname**: Equality State (official);
Cowboy State; Big Wyoming
- **motto**: Equal Rights (motto), Equal Rights
- **anthem**: "Wyoming (song), Wyoming"
- **former**: Wyoming Territory
- **seat**: Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheyenne
- **largestmetro**: Cheyenne metropolitan area, Cheyenne Metro Area
- **officiallang**: English language, English
- **population demonym**: List of demonyms for U.S. states#List, Wyomingite
- **largestcity**: capital
- **lieutenant governor alt**: Secretary of State
- **legislature**: Wyoming Legislature
- **upperhouse**: Wyoming Senate, Senate
- **lowerhouse**: Wyoming House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **senators**:

- **postal code**: WY
- **tradabbreviation**: Wyo.
- **area rank**: 10th
- **area total km2**: 253,600
- **area total sq mi**: 97,914
- **area water percent**: 0.7
- **population rank**: 50th
- **population as of**: 2019
- **2010pop**: 578,759
- **population density rank**: 49th
- **2000densityus**: 5.97
- **2000density**: 2.31
- **medianhouseholdincome**: $62,268
- **incomerank**: 20th
- **admittanceorder**: 44th
- **admittancedate**: July 10, 1890
- **timezone1**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain
time zone2 (unofficially) = Central Time Zone, Central
- **utc offset1**: −07:00
- **utc offset2**: –6:00
- **timezone1 dst**: Mountain Daylight Time, MDT
- **timezone2 dst (unofficially)**: Central Daylight Time
- **utc offset1 dst**: −06:00
- **latitude**: 41st parallel north, 41°N to 45th parallel north, 45°N
- **longitude**: 104°3'W to 111°3'W
- **width mi**: 372.8
- **width km**: 600
- **length mi**: 280
- **length km**: 452
- **elevation max point**: Gannett Peak
- **elevation max ft**: 13,809
- **elevation max m**: 4209.1
- **elevation ft**: 6,700
- **elevation m**: 2040
- **elevation min point**: Belle Fourche River at
- **elevation min ft**: 3,101
- **elevation min m**: 945
- **iso code**: US-WY
- **website**: wyoming.gov


## Infobox (u.s. state symbols)

- **name**: Wyoming
- **flag**: Flag of Wyoming.svg
- **seal**: Seal of Wyoming.svg
- **bird**: Western meadowlark (_Sturnella neglecta_)
- **dinosaur**: _Triceratops_
- **fish**: Cutthroat trout (_Oncorhynchus clarki_)
- **flower**: Wyoming Indian paintbrush (_Castilleja linariifolia_)
- **grass**: Pascopyrum, Western wheatgrass (_Pascopyrum smithii_)
- **mammal**: American bison (_Bison bison_)
- **reptile**: Horned lizard (_Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre_)
- **tree**: Plains cottonwood (_Populus sargentii_)
- **fossil**: _Knightia_
- **mineral**: Nephrite
- **soil**: Forkwood (unofficial)
- **route marker**: WY-789.svg
- **quarterreleasedate**: 2007