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Cheyenne (/ ʃ aɪ ˈ æ n / shy-AN or / ʃ aɪ ˈ ɛ n / shy-EN) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 census. [6]
Wyoming, constituent state of the U.S. It became the 44th state of the union in 1890 and ranks 10th among the states in terms of total area. It is bordered by Montana to the north, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Colorado to the south, Utah to the southwest, and Idaho to the west. Its capital is Cheyenne.
Cheyenne, capital (since 1869) and largest city of Wyoming, U.S., and seat of Laramie county, in the southeastern corner of the state, on Crow Creek, 49 miles (79 km) east of Laramie city; it sprawls over high prairie that slopes westward to the Laramie Mountains.
Built between 1886 and 1890, the capitol is located in Cheyenne and contains the chambers of the Wyoming State Legislature as well as the office of the Governor of Wyoming. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1987.
The state capital and most populous city is Cheyenne, which had a population of 65,132 in 2020. [10] Wyoming's western half consists mostly of the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains; its eastern half consists of high-elevation prairie, and is referred to as the High Plains.
As one of 20 state Capitols designated as National Historic Landmarks and with a history that dates back to 1888, known as the People’s House, the Wyoming Capitol is the seat of Wyoming’s Executive and Legislative branches of government. Finished in three phases, the state completed its first comprehensive four-year restoration in 2019.
Authorized by the territorial legislature in 1886 and designed initially by architects from Ohio, the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne has been expanded twice and, beginning in 2016, totally renovated. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, it is among the best of Wyoming’s historic buildings.
As one of only 20 state Capitols designated as a National Historic Landmark and with a history that dates back to 1888, the Wyoming Capitol is one of the most significant buildings in the state. The Capitol underwent a four-year restoration in 2019 transforming the building to the historic grandeur of its original architecture.
Cheyenne is the capital and largest city of Wyoming, a state of the United States of America. At the time of the 2020 census, there were 65,132 living in Cheyenne. [3] It is the county seat of Laramie County. Cheyenne was founded in 1867. The current mayor of Cheyenne is Patrick Collins. [1]
Cheyenne serves as Wyoming's capital and is considered one of the country's least centrally located state capitals. Cheyenne is also Wyoming's most populous city and the chief city of the Cheyenne Metropolitan Statistical Area.