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A map of the counties and capital city of Wyoming. The U.S. state of Wyoming lies in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States and has a varied geography. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south.
Gladstone is a city in Delta County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.First settled in 1877, Gladstone's original name was Minnewasca. [4] The population was 5,257 according to the 2020 census, The U.S. Highways 2 and 41 run concurrently through the city, connecting it to various other communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Teton Range, a small mountain range of the Rocky Mountains at the Wyoming–Idaho state line 23,232: 4,008 sq mi (10,381 km 2) Uinta County: 041: Evanston: 1869: One of the original five counties. The Uinta Mountains, named in turn after the Uintah Native American people. 20,745: 2,082 sq mi (5,392 km 2) Washakie County: 043: Worland: 1911 ...
In 1924, Wyoming was the first state to elect a female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, who took office in January 1925. [30] Due to its civil-rights history, one of Wyoming's state nicknames is "The Equality State", and the official state motto is "Equal Rights". [1] Wyoming's constitution also included a pioneering article on water rights. [31]
Land in Wyoming that is related to agriculture takes up about 55 percent of the total land in Wyoming [2] In 2001, agriculture profits were up to $185.6 million in net farm income. This net income of $185.6 million sustained about 12,345 jobs [ 2 ] “The State also ranks number 1 in terms of average size of agriculture enterprises and number 8 ...
[6] [7] Much of the range is located within the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. The highest peak on the Wyoming side is Medicine Bow Peak (12,013 feet (3,662 m)). The range is drained along the western flank by the Michigan and Canadian rivers, tributaries of the North Platte in North Park .
Wyoming is an arid state, averaging 12.68 inches (32.2 cm) of precipitation annually. [90] However, Shoshone National Forest is located in and near some of the largest mountain ranges in the state, and consequently receives anywhere between 15 and 70 in (380 and 1,780 mm) annually. [ 67 ]
Weston County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,838. [1] Its county seat is Newcastle. [2] Its east boundary line abuts the western boundary of the state of South Dakota.