Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
is a
state
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in the
Western United States
The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...
. According to the
2020 United States Census
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, Wyoming is the
least populous state with inhabitants but the
9th largest by land area spanning of land.
Wyoming has 23
counties
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and 99
incorporated municipalities consisting of cities and towns.
Wyoming's incorporated
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
cover only of the state's land mass but are home to of its population.
Wyoming's largest municipality by population is the capital city
Cheyenne
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with 65,132 residents,
and the largest municipality by land area is
Casper
Casper may refer to:
People
* Casper (given name)
* Casper (surname)
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* Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426
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, which spans , while the smallest municipality in both categories is
Lost Springs with 6 residents
and an area of .
A
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
statute indicates towns are incorporated municipalities with populations of less than 4,000. Municipalities of 4,000 or more residents are considered "first-class cities".
Cities and towns
CheyenneWY downtown.jpg, alt=Downtown Cheyenne, Downtown Cheyenne
The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...
, capital and largest city of Wyoming by population
Casperskyline.jpg, alt=View of Casper, Casper
Casper may refer to:
People
* Casper (given name)
* Casper (surname)
* Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque
* Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426
* David ...
, Wyoming's second largest city by population
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, third largest city by population in Wyoming
Laramie Downtown Historic District.jpg, alt=Downtown Laramie, Downtown Laramie, Wyoming's fourth largest city by population
DowntownRS.jpg, alt=Downtown Rock Springs, Downtown Rock Springs, Wyoming's fifth largest city by population
References
2010 Wyoming Statutes
See also
*List of census-designated places in Wyoming
This article lists census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of Wyoming. At the 2020 census, there were a total of 106 census-designated places in Wyoming.
Census-Designated Places
See also
* List of municipalities in Wyoming
* Index ...
{{Lists of cities by U.S. state
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
Cities
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Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...