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As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 1,938 people, 640 households, and 504 families living in the town. The population density was 1,326.7 people per square mile (512.2 people/km 2).
This timeline is a chronology of significant events in the history of the U.S. State of Wyoming and the historical area now occupied by the state. 2000s 1900s 1800s Statehood Territory 1700s 1600s 1500s Before 1492
1859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails. Independence Rock , a famous Wyoming landmark along the Oregon Trail The route later known as the Oregon Trail was already in regular use by traders and explorers in the early 1830s.
Wyoming's most populous municipality is the capital city Cheyenne with 65,132 residents, [1] and the largest municipality by land area is Casper, which spans 26.9 sq mi (70 km 2), while the smallest municipality in both categories is Lost Springs with 6 residents [1] and an area of 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km 2). [2]
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Wyoming on July 25, 1868. An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Wyoming to the Union on July 10, 1890. An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since Hawaiʻi was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959.
The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, [1] until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The boundaries of the Wyoming Territory were identical to those of the modern State of Wyoming.
1882 hand-colored map depicting the western half of the continental United States. This timeline of the American Old West is a chronologically ordered list of events significant to the development of the American West as a region of the continental United States. The term "American Old West" refers to a vast geographical area and lengthy time ...
Star Valley looking east, June 2020. There are multiple theories as to where the name "Star Valley" came from. One theory is the name came from a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church) proclaiming it "the Star of All Valleys" for its natural beauty, and this name was later shortened to "Star Valley."