Wyoming Quick Facts
- Current Governor: Mark Gordon (Republican)
- Capital: Cheyenne
- Population: 578,759 (2019 est.)
- Land Area: 97,093.14 sq km
- Water Area: 719.87 sq km
- Total Area: 97,813.01 SQ KM
- Width: 372.8 mi (600 km)
- Length: 280 mi (452 km)
- State Motto: “Equal Rights”
- Nickname: Equality State
- Electoral votes: 3
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435)
- State Song: “Wyoming”
- Date of Statehood: July 10, 1890
- Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
- Official Website of Wyoming: wyo.gov
- State abbreviation/Postal code: WY
State Symbol of Wyoming
| State Bird |
Western meadowlark |
| State Butterfly |
Sheridan’s green hairstreak |
| State Coin |
Sacagawea Golden Dollar Coin |
| State Dinosaur |
Triceratops |
| State Fish |
Cutthroat trout |
| State Flower |
Indian paintbrush |
| State Fossil |
Knightia |
| State Gemstone |
Jade |
| State Grass |
Western wheatgrass |
| State Mammal |
Bison |
| State Motto |
Equal Rights |
| State Nickname |
Equality State |
| State Reptile |
Horned toad |
| State Shrub |
Wyoming big sagebrush |
| State Song |
“Wyoming” |
| State Sport |
Rodeo |
| State Tree |
Plains cottonwood |
College & Universities
| Business Skills Institute – Evanston |
| Casper College |
| Central Wyoming College |
| Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture-Cheyenne |
| Eastern Wyoming College |
| Laramie County Community College |
| Northwest College |
| Sheridan College |
| University of Phoenix-Cheyenne Campus |
| University of Wyoming |
| Western Wyoming Community College |
| Wyotech-Laramie |
Popular Tourist Attractions
- Yellowstone National Park
- Jackson Hole
- Grand Teton National Park
- Devils Tower
- Old Faithful
- Grand Prismatic Spring
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
- Jenny Lake Lodge
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Wind River Range
- Jenny Lake
- Yellowstone River
- Bighorn National Forest
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West
- Grand Targhee Resort
- Frontier Mall
Famous Natives and Residents
| Name |
Profession |
| James Bridger |
trapper, guide, and storyteller; |
| Dick Cheney |
vice president; |
| Buffalo Bill Cody |
scout; |
| John Colter |
trader and first white man to enter Wyoming; |
| Thomas Fitzpatrick |
mountain man and guide; |
| Harrison Ford |
actor; |
| Matthew Fox |
actor; |
| Curt Gowdy |
sportscaster; |
| Jackson Pollock |
painter; |
| Matthew Shepard |
murdered student; |
| Jedediah S. Smith |
mountain man |
| Willis Van Devanter |
jurist; |
Famous Actors And Actresses
- Jim Beaver
- Jim J. Bullock
- Darren Dalton
Map of Wyoming
