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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 Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak is an 1863 landscape oil painting by the German-American painter Albert Bierstadt. It is based on sketches made during Bierstadt's travels with Frederick W. Lander's Honey Road Survey Party in 1859. The painting shows Lander's Peak in the Wyoming Range of the Rocky Mountains, with an encampment of Native Americans in the foreground. It has been compared to, and exhibited with, The Heart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin Church. Lander's Peak immediately became a critical and popular success and sold in 1865 for $25,000. (Full article...)

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Image 1Cheyenne, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 2Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (from Wyoming)
Image 3Thunder Basin National Grassland (from Wyoming)
Image 4North Antelope Rochelle Mine, the largest estimated coal mine reserve in the world, as of 2013 (from Wyoming)
Image 5Autumn in the Bighorn Mountains (from Wyoming)
Image 6Party registration by Wyoming county (March 2023):
- Republican ≥ 50%
- Republican ≥ 60%
- Republican ≥ 70%
- Republican ≥ 80%
- Republican ≥ 90%
(from Wyoming)
Image 7On 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 8Wyoming, 1883 (from History of Wyoming)
Image 9On 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 10The Rocky Mountain Herbarium at the University of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 11Rawlins, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 12Map 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 13Independence Rock, a famous Wyoming landmark along the Oregon Trail (from History of Wyoming)
Image 14Wyoming is home to 12 ski resorts, including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole. (from Wyoming)
Image 15Casper, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 16Green River valley (from Wyoming)
Image 17Wind River Canyon (from Wyoming)
Image 18Wyoming is home to 12 ski resorts, including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole. (from Wyoming)
Image 19Wind farm in Uinta County (from Wyoming)
Image 20Wyoming coal production from 2001 to 2023. (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 22Thunder Basin National Grassland (from Wyoming)
Image 23Major highways of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 24A natural gas rig west of the Wind River Range (from Wyoming)
Image 25The first Fort Laramie as it looked before 1840 (painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller) (from Wyoming)
Image 261859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 27Wyoming terrain map (from Wyoming)
Image 28Party registration by Wyoming county (March 2023):
- Republican ≥ 50%
- Republican ≥ 60%
- Republican ≥ 70%
- Republican ≥ 80%
- Republican ≥ 90%
(from Wyoming)
Image 29Ethnic origins in Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 30State flower of Wyoming: Indian paintbrush (from Wyoming)
Image 31State flower of Wyoming: Indian paintbrush (from Wyoming)
Image 32Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (from Wyoming)
Image 33Ethnic origins in Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 34Wyoming coal production from 2001 to 2023. (from Wyoming)
Image 35Green River valley (from Wyoming)
Image 36Autumn in the Bighorn Mountains (from Wyoming)
Image 37Wyoming terrain map (from Wyoming)
Image 38Devils Tower National Monument (from Wyoming)
Image 39An enlargeable map of the 23 counties of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 40Cheyenne, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 41Major highways of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 42North Antelope Rochelle Mine, the largest estimated coal mine reserve in the world, as of 2013 (from Wyoming)
Image 43Wyoming State Capitol building, Cheyenne (from Wyoming)
Image 44The largest population centers are Cheyenne (southeast) and Casper. (from Wyoming)
Image 45The largest population centers are Cheyenne (southeast) and Casper. (from Wyoming)
Image 46The Rocky Mountain Herbarium at the University of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 47An enlargeable map of the 23 counties of Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 48Casper, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 49A 12-pounder mountain howitzer on display at Fort Laramie in eastern Wyoming. (from History of Wyoming)
Image 50Wind farm in Uinta County (from Wyoming)
Image 51Rawlins, Wyoming (from Wyoming)
Image 52Köppen climate types of Wyoming, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Wyoming)
Image 53Teton Range (from Wyoming)
Image 54Köppen climate types of Wyoming, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Wyoming)
Image 55National Park Service sites map (from Wyoming)
Image 56Devils Tower National Monument (from Wyoming)
Image 57Since 2024, Wyoming license plates feature the flag of Wyoming in the background. (from Wyoming)
Image 58Map 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 59Wyoming State Capitol building, Cheyenne (from Wyoming)
Image 60Wind River Canyon (from Wyoming)
Image 61Yellowstone National Park (from Wyoming)
Image 62Yellowstone National Park (from Wyoming)
Image 63Teton Range (from Wyoming)
Image 64Since 2024, Wyoming license plates feature the flag of Wyoming in the background. (from Wyoming)
Image 65National Park Service sites map (from Wyoming)
Image 66A natural gas rig west of the Wind River Range (from Wyoming)
Image 67The first Fort Laramie as it looked before 1840 (painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller) (from Wyoming)

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... 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 Cliff Davis spent $53 during his 1960 campaign for a seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives?
... 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 Burt Gustafson was described as the "grand old man" of the Wyoming Cowboys football coaching staff despite being only 36?
... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?

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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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