Laramie County, Wyoming
Laramie County | |
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Coordinates: 41°19′N 104°41′W / 41.32°N 104.69°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
Founded | January 9, 1867 |
Named for | Jacques La Ramee |
Seat | Cheyenne |
Largest city | Cheyenne |
Area | |
• Total | 2,688 sq mi (6,960 km2) |
• Land | 2,686 sq mi (6,960 km2) |
• Water | 1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 0.06% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 100,512 |
• Density | 37.39/sq mi (14.44/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | laramiecounty |
Laramie County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, 100,512 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital.[2] The county lies west of the Nebraska state line and north of the Colorado state line.
The city of Laramie, Wyoming, is in neighboring Albany County.
History
Laramie County was created on January 9, 1867.[3]
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,688 square miles (6,960 km2), of which 2,686 square miles (6,960 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (0.06%) is water.[4]
Bordering counties
- Goshen County – north
- Banner County, Nebraska – northeast
- Kimball County, Nebraska – east
- Weld County, Colorado – south
- Larimer County, Colorado – southwest
- Albany County – west
- Platte County – northwest
Communities
City
- Cheyenne (county seat)
Towns
- Albin
- Burns
- Pine Bluffs
Census-designated places
- Carpenter
- Fox Farm-College
- Hillsdale
- Ranchettes
- South Greeley
- FE Warren AFB
Unincorporated communities
- Altvan
- Egbert
- Granite
- Horse Creek
- Meriden
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Laramie County, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Long, John H. (2006). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laramie County, Wyoming.
- Laramie County official website Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine