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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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Johnson County, Wyoming
Johnson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Buffalo
Year Organized: 1875
Square Miles: 4,175
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Court House: 76 North Main Street
County Courthouse
Buffalo, WY 82834-1847
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named for E. P. Johnson, a lawyer of Cheyenne.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Johnson County was organized in 1875. In April, 1892, it was the scene of the Johnson County War, a range war between large cattle outfits and small stock growers (allegedly rustlers).
Johnson County, Wyoming - encompassing the rolling plains of the Old West and the towering peaks of the Bighorn
Mountains. It's a land rich in both history and scenery. A place of sheep herders and cattle barons, renegades and
rustlers. Where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid holed up after their outlaw exploits. Where miners consumed with
gold rush fever passed through on the Bozeman Trail. Where some of the most famous Indian battles in American
history occurred. And where the Johnson County Cattle War, a rangeland dispute which historians often deem one of
the most notorious events in our history, left its mark here in the late 1880s ... and that Owen Wister wrote about
in his epic American novel, The Virginian.
Johnson County is a place of legend and living history surrounded by one of the last best unspoiled places in the
American West. Come see us ... experience both the beauty of the Bighorn Mountain wilderness and the history of the
Western frontier.
The County Seat of Johnson County, Wyoming is the City of Buffalo, with a population of just under 4,000 people. The
county is also home to the town of Kaycee.
One of Johnson County's biggest attractions is the magnificent Bighorn Mountains and Bighorn National Forest. Here
you will find an abundance of wildlife and an endless variety of outdoor experiences, including hiking and
backpacking, camping, fishing, hunting, mountain horseback riding, snowmobiling, skiing and just plain sightseeing.
Source: (from the official Site of the Buffalo, Wyoming Chamber of Commerce
55 N. Main Street, Buffalo, WY 82834 Phone: 800-227-5122)
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,175 square miles (10,812 kmē), of which,
4,166 square miles (10,791 kmē) of it is land and 8 square miles (22 kmē) of it (0.20%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Sheridan County (north)
- Campbell County (east)
- Converse County (southeast)
- Natrona County (south)
- Washakie County (west)
- Big Horn County (northwest)
Cities and Towns:
| - Buffalo (County Seat) |
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Incorporated Area |
| - Kaycee |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
Johnson County Government, Wyoming
Johnson County War--Wyoming Tales and Trails
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County Resource Guide
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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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