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Wyoming Counties

There are 23 Counties in the 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. On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union with thirteen counties.

Albany County, Wyoming

Albany County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Laramie
Year Organized: 1868
Square Miles: 4,274

Court House:

525 Grand Avenue
County Courthouse
Laramie, WY 82070-3836

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named by a former resident of Albany, New York, who was a member of the Dakota Legislature. Named before Wyoming became a territory.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Albany County was organized December 16, 1868 from Laramie County in Dakota Territory, which at the time had jurisdiction over part of modern-day Wyoming. It became a county in Wyoming Territory when that territory's government was formally organized on May 19, 1869.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,309 square miles (11,160 km²), of which, 4,273 square miles (11,066 km²) of it is land and 36 square miles (93 km²) of it (0.84%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Converse County, Wyoming (north)
Platte County, Wyoming (east)
Laramie County, Wyoming (east)
Larimer County, Colorado (south)
Jackson County, Colorado (southwest)
Carbon County, Wyoming (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Laramie (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Rock River	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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