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Nickname(s): Equality State (official); Cowboy State; Big Wyoming |
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| Motto(s): Equal Rights | |||||
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| Official language | English | ||||
| Demonym | Wyomingite | ||||
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Capital (and largest city) |
Cheyenne | ||||
| Largest metro | Cheyenne Metro Area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 10th | ||||
| • Total | 97,914 sq mi (253,600 km2) |
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| • Width | 372.8 miles (600 km) | ||||
| • Length | 280 miles (452 km) | ||||
| • % water | 0.7 | ||||
| • Latitude | 41°N to 45°N | ||||
| • Longitude | 104°3'W to 111°3'W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 50th | ||||
| • Total | 585,501 (2016 est.) | ||||
| • Density | 5.97/sq mi (2.31/km2) Ranked 49th |
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| • Median household income | $60,925 (15th) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
Gannett Peak 13,809 ft (4209.1 m) |
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| • Mean | 6,700 ft (2040 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border 3,101 ft (945 m) |
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| Before statehood | Wyoming Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | July 10, 1890 (44th) | ||||
| Governor | Matt Mead (R) | ||||
| Secretary of State | Ed Murray (R) | ||||
| Legislature | Wyoming Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Mike Enzi (R) John Barrasso (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation | Liz Cheney (R) (list) | ||||
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7/-6 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-WY | ||||
| Abbreviations | WY, Wyo. | ||||
| Website | wyoming |
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| Wyoming state symbols | |
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The Flag of Wyoming
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The Seal of Wyoming
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
| Fish | Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) |
| Flower | Wyoming Indian paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) |
| Grass | Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) |
| Mammal | American bison (Bison bison) |
| Reptile | Horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre) |
| Tree | Plains cottonwood (Populus sargentii) |
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| Dinosaur | Triceratops |
| Fossil | Knightia |
| Mineral | Nephrite |
| Motto | Equal Rights |
| Soil | Forkwood (unofficial) |
| Song | "Wyoming" by Charles E. Winter & George E. Knapp |
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Wyoming /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ is a state in the mountain region of the western United States. The state is the tenth largest by area, the least populous and the second least densely populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho. The state population was estimated at 586,107 in 2015, which is less than 31 of the largest U.S. cities.Cheyenne is the capital and the most populous city, with population estimated at 63,335 in 2015.
The western two-thirds of the state is covered mostly by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie called the High Plains. Almost half of the land in Wyoming is owned by the U.S. government, leading Wyoming to rank sixth by area and fifth by proportion of a state's land owned by the federal government. Federal lands include two national parks—Grand Teton and Yellowstone—two national recreation areas, two national monuments, several national forests, historic sites, fish hatcheries, and wildlife refuges.
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