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Panorama view of Devils Tower, located in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming (2021)

Wyoming (/waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ ^ⓘ wye-OH-ming) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. With a population of 576,851 in 2020, Wyoming is the least populous state despite being the 10th largest by area, with the second-lowest population density after Alaska. The state capital and most populous city is Cheyenne, which had a population of 65,132 in 2020.

Wyoming's western half consists mostly of the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains; its eastern half consists of high-elevation prairie, and is referred to as the High Plains. Wyoming's climate is semi-arid in some parts and continental in others, making it drier and windier overall than other states, with greater temperature extremes. The federal government owns just under half of Wyoming's land, generally protecting it for public use. The state ranks sixth in the amount of land—and fifth in the proportion of its land—that is owned by the federal government. Its federal lands include two national parks (Grand Teton and Yellowstone), two national recreation areas, two national monuments, and several national forests, as well as historic sites, fish hatcheries, and wildlife refuges.

Indigenous peoples inhabited the region for thousands of years. Historic and currently federally recognized tribes include the Arapaho, Crow, Lakota, and Shoshone. Part of the land that is now Wyoming came under American sovereignty via the Louisiana Purchase, part via the Oregon Treaty, and, lastly, via the Mexican Cession. With the opening of the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail, vast numbers of pioneers traveled through parts of the state that had once been traversed mainly by fur trappers, and this spurred the establishment of forts, such as Fort Laramie, that today serve as population centers. The Transcontinental Railroad supplanted the wagon trails in 1867 with a route through southern Wyoming, bringing new settlers and the establishment of founding towns, including the state capital of Cheyenne. On March 27, 1890, Wyoming became the union's 44th state. (Full article...)

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The John Moulton Barn and the Teton Range

Grand Teton National Park is a national park of the United States in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres (1,300 km²), the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Grand Teton National Park is only 10 miles (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, to which it is connected by the National Park Service–managed John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway. Along with surrounding national forests, these three protected areas constitute the almost 18-million-acre (73,000-square-kilometer) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the world's largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems.

The human history of the Grand Teton region dates back at least 11,000 years when the first nomadic hunter-gatherer Paleo-Indians began migrating into the region during warmer months to pursue food and supplies. In the early 19th century, the first explorers encountered the eastern Shoshone natives. Between 1810 and 1840, the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the lucrative beaver pelt trade. U.S. government expeditions to the region commenced in the mid-19th century as an offshoot of exploration in Yellowstone, with the first permanent white settlers in Jackson Hole arriving in the 1880s. (Full article...)

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Image 1Devils Tower National Monument (from Wyoming)
Image 2A 12-pounder mountain howitzer on display at Fort Laramie in eastern Wyoming. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 3Since 2016, Wyoming license plates feature Squaretop Mountain in the background. (from Wyoming)
Image 4Wyoming is home to 12 ski resorts, including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole. (from Wyoming)
Image 5Köppen climate types of Wyoming, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Wyoming)
Image 61859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 7National Park Service sites map (from Wyoming)
Image 8Party registration by Wyoming county (March 2023):
- Republican ≥ 50%
- Republican ≥ 60%
- Republican ≥ 70%
- Republican ≥ 80%
- Republican ≥ 90%
(from Wyoming)
Image 9Casper, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 10The first Fort Laramie as it looked before 1840 (painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller) (from Wyoming)
Image 11Cheyenne, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 12State flower of Wyoming: Indian paintbrush (from Wyoming)
Image 13Map of counties in Wyoming by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
(from Wyoming)
Image 14Green River valley (from Wyoming)
Image 15Wyoming is home to 12 ski resorts, including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole. (from Wyoming)
Image 16Ethnic origins in Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 17On July 10, 1940, the U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Wyoming statehood. The engraving depicts the Wyoming state seal, which features a central figure of a woman in front of a banner reading 'equal rights' (from Wyoming)
Image 18Since 2016, Wyoming license plates feature Squaretop Mountain in the background. (from Wyoming)
Image 19Thunder Basin National Grassland (from Wyoming)
Image 20Wind River Canyon (from Wyoming)
Image 21Wyoming territory historical coat of arms (illustrated, 1876). This territorial design was re-adopted at statehood (1890) until a complete redesign in 1893. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 22An enlargeable map of the 23 counties of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 23Annual aggregate coal mine production in Wyoming from 2001 to 2022. (from Wyoming)
Image 24National Park Service sites map (from Wyoming)
Image 25Ethnic origins in Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 26Rawlins, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 27Wyoming State Capitol building, Cheyenne (from Wyoming)
Image 28On July 10, 1940, the U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Wyoming statehood. The engraving depicts the Wyoming state seal, which features a central figure of a woman in front of a banner reading 'equal rights' (from Wyoming)
Image 29North Antelope Rochelle Mine, the largest estimated coal mine reserve in the world, as of 2013 (from Wyoming)
Image 30Wind farm in Uinta County (from Wyoming)
Image 31Wyoming terrain map (from Wyoming)
Image 32The Rocky Mountain Herbarium at the University of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 33The largest population centers are Cheyenne (southeast) and Casper. (from Wyoming)
Image 34Yellowstone National Park (from Wyoming)
Image 35The largest population centers are Cheyenne (southeast) and Casper. (from Wyoming)
Image 36Wyoming, 1883 (from History of Wyoming)
Image 37State flower of Wyoming: Indian paintbrush (from Wyoming)
Image 38Autumn in the Bighorn Mountains (from Wyoming)
Image 39North Antelope Rochelle Mine, the largest estimated coal mine reserve in the world, as of 2013 (from Wyoming)
Image 40Cheyenne, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 41Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (from Wyoming)
Image 42Rawlins, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 43Teton Range (from Wyoming)
Image 44A natural gas rig west of the Wind River Range (from Wyoming)
Image 45Casper, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 46Independence Rock, a famous Wyoming landmark along the Oregon Trail (from History of Wyoming)
Image 47Wind River Canyon (from Wyoming)
Image 48Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (from Wyoming)
Image 49Köppen climate types of Wyoming, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Wyoming)
Image 50Wyoming State Capitol building, Cheyenne (from Wyoming)
Image 51Annual aggregate coal mine production in Wyoming from 2001 to 2022. (from Wyoming)
Image 52Autumn in the Bighorn Mountains (from Wyoming)
Image 53Green River valley (from Wyoming)
Image 54Devils Tower National Monument (from Wyoming)
Image 55The Rocky Mountain Herbarium at the University of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 56Yellowstone National Park (from Wyoming)
Image 57Wyoming terrain map (from Wyoming)
Image 58Thunder Basin National Grassland (from Wyoming)
Image 59Map of counties in Wyoming by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
(from Wyoming)
Image 60Major highways of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 61An enlargeable map of the 23 counties of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 62Major highways of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 63The first Fort Laramie as it looked before 1840 (painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller) (from Wyoming)
Image 64A natural gas rig west of the Wind River Range (from Wyoming)
Image 65Wind farm in Uinta County (from Wyoming)
Image 66Party registration by Wyoming county (March 2023):
- Republican ≥ 50%
- Republican ≥ 60%
- Republican ≥ 70%
- Republican ≥ 80%
- Republican ≥ 90%
(from Wyoming)
Image 67Teton Range (from Wyoming)

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... that Mike Sullivan was the first governor in Wyoming's statehood history to have his veto overridden by the state legislature?
... that a retired man with no previous broadcasting experience was offered a job by a Wyoming TV station after winning an "Anchorman for a Day" contest?
... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
... that Paul Roach became so popular for coaching the Wyoming Cowboys football team that people voted for him to be the state's governor even though he was not a candidate?
... that Burt Gustafson was described as the "grand old man" of the Wyoming Cowboys football coaching staff despite being only 36?
... that Cliff Davis spent $53 during his 1960 campaign for a seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives?

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Largest cities

The State of Wyoming has 99 incorporated municipalities.

**Most Populous Wyoming Cities and Towns**^[1]
Rank	City	County	Population
1	Cheyenne	Laramie	63,957
2	Casper	Natrona	57,461
3	Laramie	Albany	32,473
4	Gillette	Campbell	31,903
5	Rock Springs	Sweetwater	23,082
6	Sheridan	Sheridan	17,849
7	Green River	Sweetwater	11,978
8	Evanston	Uinta	11,704
9	Riverton	Fremont	10,996
10	Jackson	Teton	10,429
11	Cody	Park	9,828
12	Rawlins	Carbon	8,658
13	Lander	Fremont	7,503
14	Torrington	Goshen	6,701
15	Powell	Park	6,310
16	Douglas	Converse	6,273

See List of municipalities in Wyoming for a full list.

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