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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. |
Platte County, WyomingPlatte County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameTakes its name from the North Platte River. Platte from the French "plate", meaning "dull" or "shallow", a term singularly applicable to this stream. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryIn 1911, Platte County was created from a portion of Laramie County, which joins it to the south. Platte County takes its name from the North Platte River WheatlandWheatland, the county seat and largest town in Platte County, provides easy access to scenic and recreational
areas. Set amid farms and ranches that are irrigated by the largest privately owned irrigation system in the
Country, the town has a nine-hole public golf course, city parks with a free camping area, a swimming pool and
tennis courts, Laramie Peak Museum, library, bowling alley, movie theater and fairgrounds. Before a modern water
system was developed in Wheatland, water was brought to each home by ditches which ran down each street from Canal
No. 2 to irrigate lawns and gardens and to furnish water for homes. Wheatland still has many remains of the In-town
irrigation system that made all the old trees in Wheatland. Wheatland was incorporated in 1905, and because the
county seat of Platte County in 1911. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,111 square miles (5,467 kmē), of which,
2,085 square miles (5,400 kmē) of it is land and 26 square miles (67 kmē) of it (1.23%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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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." |