The U.S. state of Wyoming is divided into 23 Counties. Explore the Wyoming County Map, all Counties list along with their County Seats in alphabetical order and their population, areas and the date of formation.
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About Counties of Wyoming
U.S state of Wyoming is located in the western region of the country. Wyoming was admitted into the Union in the year 1890, as the forty- fourth state. It is the tenth biggest state in its size. It is the least populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered by Montana in the northern side, South Dakota and Nebraska located towards east, Idaho is in the west, Utah to the southwest and Colorado to the south. According to the census of 2020, the population of the state is 576, 851. The capital city of the state is Cheyenne. It is the most populous city in the city. The state is nicknamed as the cowboy state.
Wyoming Counties are 23 in number. When Wyoming was admitted in the Union it had 13 states. Ten more counties were after the statehood. Among Wyoming Counties three of counties were renamed after their creation. They are Carter County which is later named as Sweetwater County, Hanover County was renamed as Washakie County and Pease County is called now as Johnson County. The largest county of all the counties of Wyoming is Sweetwater which is in fact bigger than six states of United States. The smallest county of Wyoming Counties is Niobrara County. The Laramie County has the highest number of population with 100,512. Natrona county and Campbell County are in second and third position in the list of highly populated Wyoming Counties. The wealthiest county in the state of Wyoming is Teton with $ 42,224. Campbell County and Sublette ranked as second and third wealthiest counties of the state. The five major cities of the state are Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Gillette and Rock Springs.
The local government of Wyoming consists of seven different units. They are County government, Municipalities, school districts and special districts. Wyoming Counties follow the commission form of government. The mayor council form of government is used commonly in the state. All the local government units provide a lot of services to the citizens.
The U.S. state of Wyoming has 23 Counties. This is list of Wyoming Counties and County Seats in alphabetical order along with check their population, areas and the date of formation.
List of Counties in Wyoming with County Seats
County | County Seat | Population | Area | Formed | |
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1 | Albany County | Laramie | 37,276 | 4,274 sq mi | 1868 |
2 | Big Horn County | Basin | 11,794 | 3,137 sq mi | 1896 |
3 | Campbell County | Gillette | 47,874 | 4,797 sq mi | 1911 |
4 | Carbon County | Rawlins | 15,666 | 7,897 sq mi | 1868 |
5 | Converse County | Douglas | 14,008 | 4,255 sq mi | 1888 |
6 | Crook County | Sundance | 7,155 | 2,859 sq mi | 1875 |
7 | Fremont County | Lander | 41,110 | 9,183 sq mi | 1884 |
8 | Goshen County | Torrington | 13,636 | 2,225 sq mi | 1911 |
9 | Hot Springs County | Thermopolis | 4,822 | 2,004 sq mi | 1911 |
10 | Johnson County | Buffalo | 8,615 | 4,166 sq mi | 1875 |
11 | Laramie County | Cheyenne | 94,483 | 2,686 sq mi | 1867 |
12 | Lincoln County | Kemmerer | 17,961 | 4,069 sq mi | 1911 |
13 | Natrona County | Casper | 78,621 | 5,340 sq mi | 1888 |
14 | Niobrara County | Lusk | 2,456 | 2,626 sq mi | 1911 |
15 | Park County | Cody | 28,702 | 6,943 sq mi | 1909 |
16 | Platte County | Wheatland | 8,756 | 2,085 sq mi | 1911 |
17 | Sheridan County | Sheridan | 29,596 | 2,523 sq mi | 1888 |
18 | Sublette County | Pinedale | 10,368 | 4,882 sq mi | 1921 |
19 | Sweetwater County | Green River | 45,267 | 10,426 sq mi | 1867 |
20 | Teton County | Jackson | 21,675 | 4,008 sq mi | 1921 |
21 | Uinta County | Evanston | 21,025 | 2,082 sq mi | 1869 |
22 | Washakie County | Worland | 8,464 | 2,240 sq mi | 1911 |
23 | Weston County | Newcastle | 7,082 | 2,398 sq mi | 1890 |
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