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Wyoming

State of Wyoming
Flag of Wyoming State seal of Wyoming
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Equality State (official);
Cowboy State; Big Wyoming
Motto(s): Equal Rights
Map of the United States with Wyoming highlighted
Official language English
Demonym Wyomingite
Capital
(and largest city)
Cheyenne
Largest metro Cheyenne Metro Area
Area Ranked 10th
 • Total 97,914 sq mi
(253,600 km2)
 • 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 586,107 (2015 estimate); 563,626 (2010 census)
 • Density 5.97/sq mi  (2.31/km2)
Ranked 49th
 • Median household income $60,925 (15th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Gannett Peak
13,809 ft (4209.1 m)
 • Mean 6,700 ft  (2040 m)
 • Lowest point Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border
3,101 ft (945 m)
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)
U.S. House delegation Liz Cheney (R) (list)
Time zone Mountain: UTC -7/-6
ISO 3166 US-WY
Abbreviations WY, Wyo.
Website wyoming.gov
Wyoming state symbols
Flag of Wyoming.svg
Seal of Wyoming.svg
Living insignia
Bird Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Butterfly Ty Tonnette Sandoval
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)
Inanimate insignia
Dinosaur Triceratops
Fossil Knightia
Mineral Nephrite
Motto Equal Rights
Soil Forkwood (unofficial)
Song "Wyoming" by Charles E. Winter & George E. Knapp
State route marker
Wyoming state route marker
State quarter
Wyoming quarter dollar coin
Released in 2007
Lists of United States state symbols

Wyoming Listeni/wˈmɪŋ/ 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. Cheyenne is the capital and the most populous city in Wyoming, with a population estimate of 63,335 in 2015. The state population was estimated at 586,107 in 2015, which is less than the population of 31 of the largest U.S. cities.

The western two-thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains. Almost half of the land in Wyoming is owned by the U.S. government, leading Wyoming to rank sixth in the United States in total acres and fifth in percentage of a state's land owned by the federal government. The federal lands include two national parks—Grand Teton and Yellowstone—two national recreation areas and two national monuments, as well as several national forests, historic sites, fish hatcheries, and wildlife refuges.


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