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 Click Image to Enlarge Wyoming CountiesThere 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. |
Laramie County, WyomingLaramie County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed for Jacques La Ramie, French-Canadian trapper, who was killed by the Indians near what was later Fort Laramie. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryIn July 1858, gold was discovered along the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. This discovery precipitated the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Many residents of the mining region felt disconnected from the remote territorial governments of
Kansas and Nebraska, so they voted to form their own Territory of Jefferson on October 24, 1859. The following month, the Jefferson Territorial Legislature organized 12 counties for the new territory including Cheyenne County. Cheyenne County was named for the Cheyenne Nation of Native Americans
that lived in the area. Cheyenne County encompassed most of present day Laramie County. The Jefferson Territory never received federal sanction. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,688 square miles (6,961 kmē), of which, 2,686 square miles (6,957 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 kmē) of it (0.06%) is water. Laramie County is located in the southeast corner of Wyoming and shares a border with Nebraska to the east and Colorado to the south. It is at the crossroads of two major interstate highways and two major railroads. Residents enjoy a stable, growing economy, a high-quality of life, excellent educational system and a low tax structure. Laramie County ranks first in population and fifteenth in area when compared to the other twenty-two counties in Wyoming. Neighboring Counties:
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County Resources:Official Site of Laramie County Government in Laramie County, Wyoming |
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |
