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25 Wild Facts About Wyoming | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/75737/25-wild-facts-about-wyoming
Wyoming - 10 Facts You May Not Know - YouTube
This channel will travel across The United States and give you 10 facts that you may not know. The state we will visit is Wyoming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVIFpOd5AC8
Wyoming - Fun Facts, State Symbols, Photos, Visitor Info
http://awesomeamerica.com/wyoming/
Interesting facts about Wyoming! - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd9zpuWzYtE
Wyoming - U.S. States - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of Wyoming, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/wyoming
Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming
http://www.wyo.gov/about-wyoming/wyoming-facts-and-symbols
Wyoming Fun Facts and Trivia
Fun Facts and Trivia you may not know about the great state of Wyoming
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-facts.html
Facts About Wyoming State | USA Today
Wyoming, home of national parks and famous cowboy legends, is a thinly populated state--Alaska is the only state that is less densely populated. The federal government owns 46 percent of all the land ...
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/wyoming-state-21537.html
Facts about Wyoming
Wyoming State Facts
http://www.thingstodo.com/states/WY/facts.htm
Interesting Facts About Wyoming
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Ducksters Education: Wyoming
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/state.php?State=Wyoming
5 Fun Facts About Wyoming
As a fan of random facts and trivia and with Cheyenne Frontier Days about to get underway, I thought I'd try ...
http://mycountry955.com/5-fun-facts-about-wyoming
Wyoming facts - State fun facts about Wyoming
Wyoming facts & information -Interesting OMG Wyoming fun facts for kids - random trivia and amazing cool Wyoming state facts - WY
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50 Wyoming Facts They Never Taught You In School
Wyoming has an official state dinosaur. Yeah, now you're jealous.
http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/wyoming-facts/
Wyoming State Facts - 50States.com
wyoming fun facts and trivia
http://www.50states.com/facts/wyoming.htm
Wyoming
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Wyoming
State
Flag Seal
Nicknames: Equality State (official); Cowboy State; Big Wyoming ^[1]
Motto: Equal Rights
Anthem: "Wyoming"
Map of the United States with Wyoming highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Wyoming Territory
Admitted to the Union	July 10, 1890^[2] (44th)
Capital (and largest city)	Cheyenne
Largest county or equivalent	Laramie
Largest metro and urban areas	Cheyenne
Government
• Governor	Mark Gordon (R)
• Secretary of State	Chuck Gray (R)
Legislature	Wyoming Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	Wyoming Supreme Court
U.S. senators	John Barrasso (R) Cynthia Lummis (R)
U.S. House delegation	Harriet Hageman (R) (list)
Area
• Total	97,813^[3]^[4] sq mi (253,335 km²)
• Rank	10th
Dimensions
• Length	371.8 mi (599 km)
• Width	279 mi (451 km)
Elevation	6,700 ft (2,040 m)
Highest elevation ( Gannett Peak ^[5] ^[6] ^[a])	13,809 ft (4,209.1 m)
Lowest elevation ( Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border ^[6] ^[a])	3,101 ft (945 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	576,851
• Rank	50th
• Density	5.97/sq mi (2.31/km²)
• Rank	49th
• Median household income	$62,268^[7]
• Income rank	19th
Demonyms	Wyomingite, Wyomingian
Language
• Official language	English
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
USPS abbreviation	WY
ISO 3166 code	US-WY
Traditional abbreviation	Wyo.
Latitude	41°N to 45°N
Longitude	104°3'W to 111°3'W
Website	wyo.gov

Symbols of Wyoming

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)
Dinosaur	Triceratops
Fossil	Knightia
Mineral	Nephrite

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Wyoming
State
Flag Seal
Nicknames: Equality State (official); Cowboy State; Big Wyoming ^[1]
Motto: Equal Rights
Anthem: "Wyoming"
Map of the United States with Wyoming highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Wyoming Territory
Admitted to the Union	July 10, 1890^[2] (44th)
Capital (and largest city)	Cheyenne
Largest county or equivalent	Laramie
Largest metro and urban areas	Cheyenne
Government
• Governor	Mark Gordon (R)
• Secretary of State	Chuck Gray (R)
Legislature	Wyoming Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	Wyoming Supreme Court
U.S. senators	John Barrasso (R) Cynthia Lummis (R)
U.S. House delegation	Harriet Hageman (R) (list)
Area
• Total	97,813^[3]^[4] sq mi (253,335 km²)
• Rank	10th
Dimensions
• Length	371.8 mi (599 km)
• Width	279 mi (451 km)
Elevation	6,700 ft (2,040 m)
Highest elevation ( Gannett Peak ^[5] ^[6] ^[a])	13,809 ft (4,209.1 m)
Lowest elevation ( Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border ^[6] ^[a])	3,101 ft (945 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	576,851
• Rank	50th
• Density	5.97/sq mi (2.31/km²)
• Rank	49th
• Median household income	$62,268^[7]
• Income rank	19th
Demonyms	Wyomingite, Wyomingian
Language
• Official language	English
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
USPS abbreviation	WY
ISO 3166 code	US-WY
Traditional abbreviation	Wyo.
Latitude	41°N to 45°N
Longitude	104°3'W to 111°3'W
Website	wyo.gov

Symbols of Wyoming

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)
Dinosaur	Triceratops
Fossil	Knightia
Mineral	Nephrite

Wyoming

State

Flag

Seal

Nicknames:

Equality State (official);
Cowboy State; Big Wyoming ^[1]

Motto:

Equal Rights

Anthem: "Wyoming"

Map of the United States with Wyoming highlighted

Country

United States