{"id":75,"date":"2021-06-28T18:46:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscountycourthouses.org\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-09-27T17:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:58:44","slug":"wyoming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uscountycourthouses.org\/?page_id=75","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Entered Union July 10, 1890 (44th<\/sup> state)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wyoming (576,850), Cheyenne (65,131)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/sup> 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<\/sup> 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 \u201cbig flat river.\u201d  Cheyenne is named for Native American tribe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area is 97813 square miles.\u00a0 It is 10th<\/sup> largest state in the country.\u00a0 It is the 50th<\/sup> most populated state in the country.\u00a0 It has a density of 5.9 persons per square mile making it 49th<\/sup> in the country.\u00a0 Its major rivers are the Yellowstone, the Powder, the Little Missouri, the North Platte, the South Platte, the Green, and the Snake.\u00a0 Cheyenne is located in the southeastern quarter of the state near the border with Colorado.\u00a0 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\"\"
Location in United States<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"
Jerry Fager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\"\"
Courthouses.co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"
Supreme Court – Cheyenne (Courthouses.co)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\"\"
Counties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Click here to link to the Wyoming county slideshow<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLIDE SHOW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click below to link to a Wyoming county page<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

ALBANY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

BIG HORN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

CAMPBELL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

CARBON<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

CONVERSE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

CROOK<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

FREMONT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

GOSHEN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

HOT SPRINGS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

JOHNSON<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

LARAMIE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

LINCOLN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

NATRONA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

NIOBRARA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

PARK<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

PLATTE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

SHERIDAN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

SUBLETTE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

SWEETWATER<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

TETON<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

UINTA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

WASHAKIE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

WESTON<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Wyoming”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t