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This is a List of counties in Wyoming. There are 23 counties in the U.S. 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.[1] On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union with thirteen counties.<ref name="wyofacts" />

Three counties were renamed after their creation. Carter County was renamed Sweetwater County on December 1, 1869.[2] Hanover County existed for seven days in 1911 before it was renamed Washakie County.[3] Pease County, formed in 1875, was renamed Johnson County in 1879.<ref name="rootsweb" />

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[4] Wyoming's code is 56, which when combined with any county code would be written as 56XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.[5]

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County
FIPS Code
<ref name="epa" />		County Seat
[6]		Created
<ref name="wyofacts" />		Formed from
<ref name="wyofacts" />		Etymology
[7]		Population
<ref name="NACO" />[8]		Area
<ref name="NACO" /><ref name="cen" />		Map
 
Albany County 001Laramie1868One of the original five counties.City of Albany, New York..32,014..4,274 mi²
(11,066 km²) mi
(.0 km)
Big Horn County 003Basin1896Parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County.Big Horn Mountains, a mountain range extending into northern Wyoming.11,461.3,137 mi
(.0 km)
Campbell County 005Gillette1911Parts of Weston County and Crook County.John Allen Campbell (1835-1880), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869-1875).33,698.4,797 mi
(.0 km)
Carbon County 007Rawlins1868One of the original five counties.The vast coal beds in the county..15,639.7,897 mi
(.0 km)
Converse County 009Douglas1888Parts of Albany County and Laramie County.A.R. Converse, a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming..12,052.4,255 mi
(.0 km)
Crook County 011Sundance1875Parts of Laramie County and Albany County.General George Crook (1820-1829), who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars..5,887.2,859 mi
(.0 km)
Fremont County 013Lander1884Part of Sweetwater County.John C. Frémont (1813-1890), explorer, U.S. Senator for California, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery.35,804.9,183 mi
(.0 km)
Goshen County 015Torrington1911Part of Laramie County.The Land of Goshen, a Biblical paradise..12,538.2,225 mi
(.0 km)
Hot Springs County 017Thermopolis1911Parts of Fremont County, Big Horn County, and Park County.The hot springs at Thermopolis within the county borders..4,882.2,004 mi
(.0 km)
Johnson County 019Buffalo1875Parts of Carbon County and Sweetwater County.E.P. Johnson, a lawyer from Cheyenne, Wyoming..7,075.4,166 mi
(.0 km)
Laramie County 021Cheyenne1867One of the original five counties.Jacques La Ramie (1785?–1821), a French-Canadian fur trapper..81,607.2,686 mi
(.0 km)
Lincoln County 023Kemmerer1911Part of Uinta County.Abraham Lincoln (1805-1969), U.S. President (1861-1865).14,573.4,069 mi
(.0 km)
Natrona County 025Casper1888Part of Carbon County.The natron, or soda deposits found within the county's borders. Natrona means natron in Spanish..66,533.5,340 mi
(.0 km)
Niobrara County 027Lusk1911Part of Converse County.The Niobrara River, which flows through the state. Niobrara is Omaha for flat or broad river..2,407.2,626 mi
(.0 km)
Park County 029Cody1909Part of Big Horn County.Yellowstone National Park, which incorparates most of the county..25,786.6,943 mi
(.0 km)
Platte County 031Wheatland1911Part of Laramie County.North Platte River. Platte is French for flat..8,807.2,085 mi
(.0 km)
Sheridan County 033Sheridan1888Part of Johnson County.Philip Sheridan, American Civil War general..26,560.2,523 mi
(.0 km)
Sublette County 035Pinedale1921Parts of Fremont County and Lincoln County.William Sublette, pioneer..5,920.4,882 mi
(.0 km)
Sweetwater County 037Green River1867One of the original five counties.Sweetwater River (a tributary of the North Platte River), which flows through the state..37,613.10,426 mi
(.0 km)
Teton County 039Jackson1921Part of Lincoln County.Teton Range, a small mountain range of the Rocky Mountains Wyoming-Idaho border.18,251.4,008 mi
(.0 km)
Uinta County 041Evanston1869One of the original five counties.The Uintah Mountains, named in turn after the Uintah Native American people..19,742.2,082 mi
(.0 km)
Washakie County 043Worland1911Part of Big Horn CountyWashakie (1804-1900), a leader of Shoshone Native American tribe..8,289.2,240 mi
(.0 km)
Weston County 045Newcastle1890Part of Crook CountyJohn B. Weston, railroad promoter..6,644.2,398 mi
(.0 km)

References

1. ^ General Facts About Wyoming. State of Wyoming. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
2. ^ CARTER COUNTY RECORDS. Wyoming State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
3. ^ Wyoming Counties. American Local History Network. RootsWeb.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
4. ^ FIPS Publish 6-4. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
5. ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
6. ^ NACo - Find a county. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
7. ^ Name Derivations of Wyoming Counties. Wyoming State Library. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
8. ^ Wyoming QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. (2000 Census)





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