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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.

Weston County, Wyoming

Weston County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Newcastle
Year Organized: 1890
Square Miles: 2,400

Court House:

1 West Main Street
County Courthouse
Newcastle, WY 82701-2121

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for John B. Weston, whose activities and influence brought the railroad into that section of Wyoming.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Weston County was organized in 1890.

Weston County is located in the northeastern corner of Wyoming. Located on the western edge of the beautiful Black Hills, to the west and south are amazing prairies and grasslands, filled with wildlife just waiting for you to view. You will see antelope, white-tail and mule deer, prairie dogs, wild turkey, Canada geese, perhaps even elk.

Because this is old-fashioned family ranching country, you will also see a wide variety of cattle, sheep, and horses. And since these communities are small, the air and water are clear and fresh. The views are
breath-taking.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,400 square miles (6,216 km²), of which, 2,398 square miles (6,210 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Crook County (north)
Lawrence County, South Dakota (northeast)
Pennington County, South Dakota (east)
Custer County, South Dakota (southeast)
Niobrara County (south)
Converse County (southwest)
Campbell County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Newcastle (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Upton	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

Counties: US Map

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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