Entered Union July 10, 1890 (44th state)
Wyoming (576,850), Cheyenne (65,131)
The granite capitol was originally completed in 1886 using the designs of David W. Gibbs and William DuBois. It is located on Capitol Avenue at 24th Street. Interstate State Highway 180 is 8 blocks southeast of the capitol. The Capitol is designed in Renaissance style. The Supreme Court Building is the only supporting building. The state was officially created as the 44th state on July 10, 1890 from Native American lands and the Wyoming Territory. Cheyenne has been the capital since 1869. The state is named for Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania which gets its name from the Native American word meaning “big flat river.” Cheyenne is named for Native American tribe.
Wyoming government, in the Executive, consists of a Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. There are 30 Senators and 60 House of Representatives in the Legislature. Five Supreme Court Justices serve Wyoming in the Judicial Divisions. Wyoming is located in the west central part of the United States. The geographic center is in Fremont County 61 miles east northeast of Lander. The state is surrounded clockwise by Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho.
The area is 97813 square miles. It is 10th largest state in the country. It is the 50th most populated state in the country. It has a density of 5.9 persons per square mile making it 49th in the country. Its major rivers are the Yellowstone, the Powder, the Little Missouri, the North Platte, the South Platte, the Green, and the Snake. Cheyenne is located in the southeastern quarter of the state near the border with Colorado. Gannett Peak on the border between Fremont and Sublette counties is the highest point and the lowest point is the Belle Fourche river at the border with South Dakota.
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