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State of Wyoming | |
Anthem: "Wyoming" | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Wyoming Territory |
Admitted to the Union | July 10, 1890 (44th) |
Capital (and largest city) | Cheyenne |
Largest metro | Cheyenne Metro Area |
Government | |
• Governor | Mark Gordon (R) |
• Secretary of State | Chuck Gray (R) |
Legislature | Wyoming Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
U.S. senators | John Barrasso (R) Cynthia Lummis (R) |
U.S. House delegation | Harriet Hageman (R) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 97,914 sq mi (253,600 km2) |
• Rank | 10th |
Elevation | 6,700 ft (2,040 m) |
Highest elevation | 13,809 ft (4,209.1 m) |
Lowest elevation | 3,101 ft (945 m) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 578,759 |
• Rank | 50th |
• Density | 5.97/sq mi (2.31/km2) |
• Rank | 49th |
• Median household income | $62,268 |
• Income rank | 20th |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountaintime zone2 (unofficially) = Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
UTC–6:00 | |
USPS abbreviation | WY |
ISO 3166 code | US-WY |
Trad. abbreviation | Wyo. |
Latitude | 41°N to 45°N |
Longitude | 104°3'W to 111°3'W |
Website | wyoming |
Wyoming state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
Fish | Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) |
Flower | Wyoming Indian paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) |
Grass | Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) |
Mammal | American bison (Bison bison) |
Reptile | Horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre) |
Tree | Plains cottonwood (Populus sargentii) |
Inanimate insignia | |
Dinosaur | Triceratops |
Fossil | Knightia |
Mineral | Nephrite |
Soil | Forkwood (unofficial) |
State route marker | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
Wyoming is a state in the North-Western United States. Most of the state is in the Rocky Mountains, (a large mountain range in the United States). Wyoming is the least populated U.S. state with a population of 578,803 people. Its capital and biggest city is Cheyenne. It borders Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, and Colorado. Wyoming is 97,914 square miles in area, which makes it the 10th largest state in the United States.