Wyoming State Geography

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Key Facts

Population (1994): 475,000 (50th in size)

State size: 97,809 square miles (9th in size)

State Capital: Cheyenne (named after the Cheyenne tribe)

Major cities: Casper, Cheyenne and Laramie

Admission to union: The 44th State

Date entered the union: July 10, 1890

Origin of state name: Named from the indian word meaning "on the great plain"

Nicknames: The Equality State

Bordering states: Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Utah

State bird: Western Meadowlark

State flower: Indian Paintbrush

State tree: Cottonwood

Motto: Equal Rights

Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton National Park are major geographic landmarks.

Primary industries include cattle and sheep farming. Natural resources include oil, gas, coal and uranium.

Wyoming was included in the territory bought in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote.

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