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Wyoming Counties
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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. |
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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
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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
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 kmē), of which, 4,273
square miles (11,066 kmē) of it is land and 36 square miles (93 kmē) 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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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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