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There are 23 counties in the U.S. state of Wyoming. First there were five counties in the Wyoming Territory. They were Laramie and Carter, formed in 1867; Carbon and Albany formed in 1868; and Uinta, an added portion of Utah and Idaho, extending from Montana (including Yellowstone Park) to the Wyoming-Utah boundary.[1] On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union with thirteen counties.[1]
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[2] Wyoming's code is 56. When combined with any county code it would be written as 56XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.[3]
List
County |
FIPS Code [3] |
County Seat [4] |
Created [1] |
Formed from [1] |
Meaning of name [5] |
Population [4][6] |
Area [4][6] |
Map |
Albany County | 001 | Laramie | 1868 | One of the original five counties. | City of Albany, New York, from which early settlers hailed. | 32,014 | ( 11,070 km²) |
4,274 sq mi ![]() |
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Big Horn County | 003 | Basin | 1896 | Parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County. | Big Horn Mountains, a mountain range extending into northern Wyoming | 11,461 | ( 8,125 km²) |
3,137 sq mi ![]() |
Campbell County | 005 | Gillette | 1911 | Parts of Weston County and Crook County. | John Allen Campbell (1835-1880), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869-1875) | 33,698 | ( 12,424 km²) |
4,797 sq mi ![]() |
Carbon County | 007 | Rawlins | 1868 | One of the original five counties. | The vast coal beds in the county. | 15,639 | ( 20,453 km²) |
7,897 sq mi ![]() |
Converse County | 009 | Douglas | 1888 | Parts of Albany County and Laramie County. | A.R. Converse, a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming. | 12,052 | ( 11,020 km²) |
4,255 sq mi ![]() |
Crook County | 011 | Sundance | 1875 | Parts of Laramie County and Albany County. | General George Crook (1828-1890), who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. | 5,887 | ( 7,405 km²) |
2,859 sq mi ![]() |
Fremont County | 013 | Lander | 1884 | Part of Sweetwater County. | John C. Frémont (1813-1890), explorer, U.S. Senator for California, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery | 35,804 | ( 23,784 km²) |
9,183 sq mi ![]() |
Goshen County | 015 | Torrington | 1911 | Part of Laramie County. | The Land of Goshen, a Biblical paradise. | 12,538 | ( 5,763 km²) |
2,225 sq mi ![]() |
Hot Springs County | 017 | Thermopolis | 1911 | Parts of Fremont County, Big Horn County, and Park County. | The hot springs at Thermopolis within the county borders. | 4,882 | ( 5,190 km²) |
2,004 sq mi ![]() |
Johnson County | 019 | Buffalo | 1875 | Parts of Carbon County and Sweetwater County. | E.P. Johnson, a lawyer from Cheyenne, Wyoming. | 7,075 | ( 10,790 km²) |
4,166 sq mi ![]() |
Laramie County | 021 | Cheyenne | 1867 | One of the original five counties. | Jacques La Ramee (1785?–1821), a French-Canadian fur trapper. | 81,607 | ( 6,957 km²) |
2,686 sq mi ![]() |
Lincoln County | 023 | Kemmerer | 1911 | Part of Uinta County. | Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), U.S. President (1861-1865) | 14,573 | ( 10,539 km²) |
4,069 sq mi ![]() |
Natrona County | 025 | Casper | 1888 | Part of Carbon County. | The natron, or soda deposits found within the county's borders. Natrona means natron in Spanish. | 66,533 | ( 13,831 km²) |
5,340 sq mi ![]() |
Niobrara County | 027 | Lusk | 1911 | Part of Converse County. | The Niobrara River, which flows through the state. Niobrara is Omaha for flat or broad river. | 2,407 | ( 6,801 km²) |
2,626 sq mi ![]() |
Park County | 029 | Cody | 1909 | Part of Big Horn County. | Yellowstone National Park, which includes most of the county. | 25,786 | ( 17,982 km²) |
6,943 sq mi ![]() |
Platte County | 031 | Wheatland | 1911 | Part of Laramie County. | North Platte River. Plate is French for flat. | 8,807 | ( 5,400 km²) |
2,085 sq mi ![]() |
Sheridan County | 033 | Sheridan | 1888 | Part of Johnson County. | Philip Sheridan (1831 - 1888), American Civil War general. | 26,560 | ( 6,535 km²) |
2,523 sq mi ![]() |
Sublette County | 035 | Pinedale | 1921 | Parts of Fremont County and Lincoln County. | William Sublette, pioneer and fur trapper. | 5,920 | ( 12,644 km²) |
4,882 sq mi ![]() |
Sweetwater County | 037 | Green River | 1867 | One of the original five counties. | Sweetwater River (a tributary of the North Platte River), which flows through the state. | 37,613 | ( 27,003 km²) |
10,426 sq mi ![]() |
Teton County | 039 | Jackson | 1921 | Part of Lincoln County. | Teton Range, a small mountain range of the Rocky Mountains Wyoming-Idaho border | 18,251 | ( 10,381 km²) |
4,008 sq mi ![]() |
Uinta County | 041 | Evanston | 1869 | One of the original five counties. | The Uintah Mountains, named in turn after the Uintah Native American people. | 19,742 | ( 5,392 km²) |
2,082 sq mi ![]() |
Washakie County | 043 | Worland | 1911 | Part of Big Horn County | Washakie (1804-1900), a leader of Shoshone Native American tribe. | 8,289 | ( 5,802 km²) |
2,240 sq mi ![]() |
Weston County | 045 | Newcastle | 1890 | Part of Crook County | John Weston (1831 - 1895), who was responsible for bringing the first railroad to the area. | 6,644 | ( 6,211 km²) |
2,398 sq mi ![]() |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "General Facts About Wyoming". State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on 2007-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20070512143401/http://wyoming.gov/general/history.asp. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". US Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/wy.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "NACo - Find a county". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181309/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=%2Fcffiles%2Fcounties%2Fstate.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=WY. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ "Name Derivations of Wyoming Counties". Wyoming State Library. http://gowyld.net/wyoming/counties.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Wyoming QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/wyoming_map.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20. (2000 Census)
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