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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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Sublette County, Wyoming
Sublette County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Pinedale
Year Organized: 1921
Square Miles: 4,883
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Court House: P.O. Box 250
County Courthouse
Pinedale, WY 82941-0250
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named for William L. Sublette, pioneer fur trader.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Sublette County was organized in 1921.
Historically, the area was important to the fur trade, and the county itself takes its name from one of Wyoming's early fur traders, William L. Sublett. Today the county celebrates its fur trade heritage with the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,936 square miles (12,783 kmē), of which,
4,883 square miles (12,646 kmē) of it is land and 53 square miles (137 kmē) of it (1.08%) is water.
Sublette County is the newest county in Wyoming, formed in 1921. The largest town, Pinedale, is the county seat.
In all, the total population of the county is approximately 5,000 people. The county encompasses approximately 4,876
square miles. Over 80% of the county is public land. Fifteen of Wyoming's highest peaks, including Gannett the
highest, are within the county. Three mountain ranges and two wilderness areas form the west, north and eastern
borders. The larger towns in the county are Pinedale, Big Piney and Marbleton. The smaller towns, with less than 150
residents, are Boulder, Bondurant, Cora, and Daniel.=
Neighboring Counties:
- Fremont County (east)
- Sweetwater County (southeast)
- Lincoln County (southwest)
- Teton County (northwest)
Cities and Towns:
| - Big Piney |
town |
Incorporated Area |
| - Marbleton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
| - Pinedale (County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
Sublette County, Wyoming
History & Heritage of Sublette County, WY
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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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