Wyoming

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Wyoming

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\nState nickname: Equality State\n
\n Other U.S. States
Capital	\nCheyenne
Largest City	Cheyenne
Governor	Dave Freudenthal
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water  - % water\n	\nRanked 10th \n253,554 km2 \n251,706 km2 \n1,851 km2 \n0.7%\n
Population \n  - Total (2000) \n  - Density	\nRanked 50th\n 493,782\n 1.9/km2
Admittance into Union\n  - Order\n  - Date	\n44th \nJuly 10, 1890
Time zone	\nMountain: UTC-7/-6\n
\nLatitude \nLongitude \n	\n41°N to 45°N \n104°3'W to 111°3'W\n
\nWidth \nLength \nElevation  \n-Highest  \n-Mean  \n-Lowest\n	\n450 km \n580 km   \n4,207 meters \n2040 meters \n945 meters\n
ISO 3166-2:	US-WY

\nWyoming is a state of the western United States. USS Wyoming was named in honor of this state.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Important cities and towns 4 Education 4.1 Colleges and universities 5 Professional sports teams 6 Miscellaneous information 6.2 Major highways 7 Other Wyomings 8 External links

History

After the Union Pacific Railroad reached the town of Cheyenne, the capital, in 1867, the population began to grow steadily in the Wyoming Territory, established on July 25, 1868. In 1869 Wyoming extended suffrage to women, at least partially in an attempt to garner enough voters to be admitted as a state. It was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890. In addition to being the first U.S. state to extend suffrage to women, Wyoming was also the home of many other firsts for U.S. women in politics. It had the first female court bailiff and the first female justice of the peace in the country. Wyoming was also the first state in the Union to elect a woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1925. A List of Wyoming Governors is available.

Geography

See: List of Wyoming counties It is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, and on the west by Utah and Idaho.

Important cities and towns

The Wyoming municipalities with populations over 10000 are, in descending order:\n

\n*Cheyenne\n*Casper\n*Laramie\n*Rock Springs\n

\n*Gillette\n*Sheridan\n*Green River\n*Evanston\n

Education

Colleges and universities

• University of Wyoming\n*Casper College

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Professional sports teams

\n*Casper Rockies, minor league baseball

Miscellaneous information

\n:Capital: Cheyenne\n:Nickname: Big Wyoming, Equality State, Cowboy State\n:Motto: "Equal Rights"\n:Population: 493,782(2000 census)\n:Flower: Indian Paintbrush\n:Mammal: Bison\n:Bird: Western Meadowlark\n:Tree: Plains Cottonwood\n:Gemstone: Jade\n:Fish: Cutthroat Trout\n:Reptile: Horned Toad\n:Fossil: Knightia\n:Dinosaur: Triceratops\n:Coin: Golden Dollar\n:Sport: Rodeo

Major highways

\n*Interstate 25\n*Interstate 80\n*Interstate 90\n*U.S. Highway 20\n*U.S. Highway 26

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Other Wyomings

Wyoming is also the name of several places in the United States of America:\n*Wyoming, Delaware\n*Wyoming, Michigan\n*Wyoming, Minnesota\n*Wyoming, New York\n*Wyoming County, New York\n*Wyoming, Ohio\n*Wyoming, Pennsylvania\n*Wyoming County, Pennsylvania\n*Wyoming, Rhode Island\n*Wyoming, Wisconsin

External links

\n*http://www.state.wy.us/\n*http://www.uwyo.edu/\n*http://www.caspercollege.edu/\n*http://wyoming.gov/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCategory:Political divisions of the United StatesCategory:Wyoming