Capital: Cheyenne
Motto: Equal rights (1955)
Nickname: Equality State
Origin of name: From the Delaware Indian word, meaning "mountains and valleys alternating"
Ten largest cities (1994):
Cheyenne, 53,559;
Casper, 49,192;
Laramie, 27,223;
Rock Springs, 20,144;
Gillette, 18,761;
Sheridan, 14,798;
Green River, 13,433;
Evanston, 11,992;
Riverton, 10,060;
Rawlins, 9,239
Land area (rank): 97,105 sq mi. (251,501 sq km) (9)
Geographic center: In Fremont Co., 58 mi. ENE of Lander
Number of counties: 23, plus Yellowstone National Park
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Laramie, 78,444
1997 resident population est.: 479,743
1990 resident census population (rank): 453,588 (50).
Male: 227,007; Female: 226,581.
White: 427,061 (94.2%); Hispanic: 25,751 (5.7%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 9,479 (2.1%); Black: 3,606 (0.8%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 2.806 (0.6%); Other race: 10,636 (2.3%)
1990 percent population under 18: 29.9; 65 and over: 10.4; median age: 32.0.
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In Wyoming in 1996-1997 school year, 70 high schools fielded girls teams with 1,910 girls representing those schools.
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