Quick Facts about Wyoming

• State Capital - Cheyenne
• Statehood - July 10, 1890
• Land Area - 97,814 Sq. Miles (10th largest state, land + water)
• Population - Est 2008. 532,000
• Population Density - 5.4 people per Sq. Mile
• Largest City - Cheyenne
• Per Capita Income - $30,500
• Median Household Income - $52,430
• Time Zone - Mountain
• Abbreviation - WY
• State Emblem - Bucking Hourse and Rider
• Highest Elevation - 13,804 ft (Gannett Peak)
• Lowest Elevation - 3,099 ft (Belle Fourche River)
• State motto - Equal Rights
• State Sport - Rodeo
• State Mammal - Bison
• State Tree - Plains Cottonwood
• State Bird - Meadowlark
• State Fish - Cutthroat Trout
• Neighboring States - Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Utah
• Area Code - 307
• Number of Forts - 10
• Number of Ghost Towns - 21
• Number of Counties - 23

• Wyoming Governor - David D. Freudenthal (D)
• Wyoming Senator - John Barrasso (R)
• Wyomming Senator - Michael Enzi (R)
• Wyoming Representative - Cynthia Lummis (R)