List of counties in Wyoming

This is a list of counties in Wyoming. There are 23 counties in the U.S. state of Wyoming. There were originally five counties in the Wyoming Territory: Laramie and Carter, established in 1867; Carbon and Albany established in 1868; and Uinta, an annexed portion of Utah and Idaho, extending from Montana (including Yellowstone Park) to the Wyoming-Utah boundary.[1] On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union with thirteen counties.[1]

Three counties were renamed after their creation. Carter County was renamed Sweetwater County on December 1, 1869.[2] Hanover County existed for seven days in 1911 before it was renamed Washakie County.[3] Pease County, formed in 1875, was renamed Johnson County in 1879.[3]

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[4] Wyoming's code is 56, which when combined with any county code would be written as 56XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.[5]

List

County
 FIPS Code
[5]		 County Seat
[6]		 Created
[1]		 Formed from
[1]		 Etymology
[7]		 Population
[6][8]		 Area
[6][8]		 Map
 
Albany County 001 Laramie 1868 One of the original five counties. City of Albany, New York, from which early settlers hailed. &1000000000003201400000032,014 &100000000000042740000004,274 sq mi
(&1000000000001107000000011,070 km2)
Big Horn County 003 Basin 1896 Parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County. Big Horn Mountains, a mountain range extending into northern Wyoming &1000000000001146100000011,461 &100000000000031370000003,137 sq mi
(&100000000000081250000008,125 km2)
Campbell County 005 Gillette 1911 Parts of Weston County and Crook County. John Allen Campbell (1835-1880), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869-1875) &1000000000003369800000033,698 &100000000000047970000004,797 sq mi
(&1000000000001242400000012,424 km2)
Carbon County 007 Rawlins 1868 One of the original five counties. The vast coal beds in the county. &1000000000001563900000015,639 &100000000000078970000007,897 sq mi
(&1000000000002045300000020,453 km2)
Converse County 009 Douglas 1888 Parts of Albany County and Laramie County. A.R. Converse, a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming. &1000000000001205200000012,052 &100000000000042550000004,255 sq mi
(&1000000000001102000000011,020 km2)
Crook County 011 Sundance 1875 Parts of Laramie County and Albany County. General George Crook (1828-1890), who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. &100000000000058870000005,887 &100000000000028590000002,859 sq mi
(&100000000000074050000007,405 km2)
Fremont County 013 Lander 1884 Part of Sweetwater County. John C. Frémont (1813-1890), explorer, U.S. Senator for California, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery &1000000000003580400000035,804 &100000000000091830000009,183 sq mi
(&1000000000002378400000023,784 km2)
Goshen County 015 Torrington 1911 Part of Laramie County. The Land of Goshen, a Biblical paradise. &1000000000001253800000012,538 &100000000000022250000002,225 sq mi
(&100000000000057630000005,763 km2)
Hot Springs County 017 Thermopolis 1911 Parts of Fremont County, Big Horn County, and Park County. The hot springs at Thermopolis within the county borders. &100000000000048820000004,882 &100000000000020040000002,004 sq mi
(&100000000000051900000005,190 km2)
Johnson County 019 Buffalo 1875 Parts of Carbon County and Sweetwater County. E.P. Johnson, a lawyer from Cheyenne, Wyoming. &100000000000070750000007,075 &100000000000041660000004,166 sq mi
(&1000000000001079000000010,790 km2)
Laramie County 021 Cheyenne 1867 One of the original five counties. Jacques La Ramee (1785?–1821), a French-Canadian fur trapper. &1000000000008160700000081,607 &100000000000026860000002,686 sq mi
(&100000000000069570000006,957 km2)
Lincoln County 023 Kemmerer 1911 Part of Uinta County. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), U.S. President (1861-1865) &1000000000001457300000014,573 &100000000000040690000004,069 sq mi
(&1000000000001053900000010,539 km2)
Natrona County 025 Casper 1888 Part of Carbon County. The natron, or soda deposits found within the county's borders. Natrona means natron in Spanish. &1000000000006653300000066,533 &100000000000053400000005,340 sq mi
(&1000000000001383100000013,831 km2)
Niobrara County 027 Lusk 1911 Part of Converse County. The Niobrara River, which flows through the state. Niobrara is Omaha for flat or broad river. &100000000000024070000002,407 &100000000000026260000002,626 sq mi
(&100000000000068010000006,801 km2)
Park County 029 Cody 1909 Part of Big Horn County. Yellowstone National Park, which includes most of the county. &1000000000002578600000025,786 &100000000000069430000006,943 sq mi
(&1000000000001798200000017,982 km2)
Platte County 031 Wheatland 1911 Part of Laramie County. North Platte River. Plate is French for flat. &100000000000088070000008,807 &100000000000020850000002,085 sq mi
(&100000000000054000000005,400 km2)
Sheridan County 033 Sheridan 1888 Part of Johnson County. Philip Sheridan, American Civil War general. &1000000000002656000000026,560 &100000000000025230000002,523 sq mi
(&100000000000065350000006,535 km2)
Sublette County 035 Pinedale 1921 Parts of Fremont County and Lincoln County. William Sublette, pioneer and fur trapper. &100000000000059200000005,920 &100000000000048820000004,882 sq mi
(&1000000000001264400000012,644 km2)
Sweetwater County 037 Green River 1867 One of the original five counties. Sweetwater River (a tributary of the North Platte River), which flows through the state. &1000000000003761300000037,613 &1000000000001042600000010,426 sq mi
(&1000000000002700300000027,003 km2)
Teton County 039 Jackson 1921 Part of Lincoln County. Teton Range, a small mountain range of the Rocky Mountains Wyoming-Idaho border &1000000000001825100000018,251 &100000000000040080000004,008 sq mi
(&1000000000001038100000010,381 km2)
Uinta County 041 Evanston 1869 One of the original five counties. The Uintah Mountains, named in turn after the Uintah Native American people. &1000000000001974200000019,742 &100000000000020820000002,082 sq mi
(&100000000000053920000005,392 km2)
Washakie County 043 Worland 1911 Part of Big Horn County Washakie (1804-1900), a leader of Shoshone Native American tribe. &100000000000082890000008,289 &100000000000022400000002,240 sq mi
(&100000000000058020000005,802 km2)
Weston County 045 Newcastle 1890 Part of Crook County John B. Weston, who was responsible for bringing the first railroad to the area. &100000000000066440000006,644 &100000000000023980000002,398 sq mi
(&100000000000062110000006,211 km2)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "General Facts About Wyoming". State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on 2007-05-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070512143401/http://wyoming.gov/general/history.asp. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  2. ^ "CARTER COUNTY RECORDS". Wyoming State Archives. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080503190151/http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/databases/county/carter/carter.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  3. ^ a b "Wyoming Counties". American Local History Network. RootsWeb.com. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wyoming/mn-counties.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  4. ^ "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  5. ^ a b "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". US Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/wy.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  6. ^ a b c "NACo - Find a county". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181309/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=WY. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  7. ^ "Name Derivations of Wyoming Counties". Wyoming State Library. http://gowyld.net/wyoming/counties.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  8. ^ a b "Wyoming QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/wyoming_map.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20.  (2000 Census)
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