Laramie County, Wyoming
Laramie County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, 100,512 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital.[2] The county lies west of the Nebraska state line and north of the Colorado state line.
| Laramie County, Wyoming | |
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 Location in the state of Wyoming | |
 Wyoming's location in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | January 9, 1867 |
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| Seat | Cheyenne |
| Largest City | Cheyenne |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
2,688 sq mi (6,962 km²) 2,686 sq mi (6,957 km²) 1.6 sq mi (4 km²), 0.06% |
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| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website: laramiecounty.com | |
| Named for: Jacques La Ramee | |
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The city of Laramie, Wyoming, is in neighboring Albany County.
History
Laramie County was created on January 9, 1867.[3]
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,688 square miles (6,960 km2), of which 2,686 square miles (6,960 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (0.06%) is water.[4]
Bordering counties
- Goshen County – north
- Banner County, Nebraska – northeast
- Kimball County, Nebraska – east
- Weld County, Colorado – south
- Larimer County, Colorado – southwest
- Albany County – west
- Platte County – northwest
Communities
City
- Cheyenne (county seat)
Towns
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
- Altvan
- Egbert
- Granite
- Horse Creek
- Meriden
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Laramie County, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Long, John H. (2006). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
Other websites
- Laramie County official website Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine