Wyoming

State of Wyoming
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Equality State (official); Cowboy State; Big Wyoming
Motto(s): Equal Rights
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
The Flag of Wyoming
The Seal of Wyoming
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
State quarter
Released in 2007
Lists of United States state symbols

Wyoming ⁱ/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. 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.