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The mineral extraction industry, including oil and gas, is the main driver of the Wyoming economy, accounting for more than three-fifths of the state's revenues. [1] [2] Travel and tourism is the second-largest sector in the state, providing $3.3 billion to the state's economy, with $170 million in tax revenues in 2015, along with 32,000 jobs. [3]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Wyoming. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 90 law enforcement agencies employing 1,691 sworn police officers, about 317 for each 100,000 residents.
The Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites is the Wyoming state agency that administers its state parks . Also known as Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails, the agency is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Bear River State Park: Uinta: 324 131: 1991: Within the city limits of Evanston: Boysen State Park: Fremont: 35,952 14,549: 1956: Surrounds the Boysen Reservoir Buffalo Bill State Park: Park: 11,276 4,563: 1957: Surrounds the Buffalo Bill Reservoir Curt Gowdy State Park: Laramie: 3,395 1,374: 1971: Recreation on and around three reservoirs ...
The Wyoming Business Council is Wyoming's state economic development and diversification agency. The Wyoming Business Council is creating new opportunities for current and future generations of Wyomingites. The agency envisions diverse, broad and lasting growth so Wyoming can prosper no matter the economic climate or th estatus of individual ...
During the 1920s and early 1930s, Wyoming had a state 'Department of Law Enforcement' in place, mainly to enforce Prohibition. Over time, agents became increasingly busy enforcing motor vehicle laws, so when Prohibition ended, the need was apparent for some sort of regulation and enforcement authority on the highway with its steadily increasing ...
This is a directory of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming. There are more than 500 listed sites in Wyoming. Each of the 23 counties in Wyoming has at least four listings on the National Register. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024.[ 1]
Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho. It is the tenth largest state in the United States in total area, containing 97,814 square miles (253,340 km 2) and is made up of 23 counties. From the north border to the south ...