Capital |
Cheyenne (41.145N, 104.792W) |
Nicknames |
Equality State, Cowboy State
|
Motto |
"Cedant Arma Togae"
(Let
the Arms Yield to the Gown)
Also "Equal Rights" |
|
Admitted to Union |
July 10, 1890 (44th state)
|
Size |
97,914 square miles (9th largest)
|
Number of Counties |
Twenty-three |
Highest Point |
Gannet Peak (13,804 feet)
|
Lowest Point |
Belle Fourche River (3,100 feet)
|
Area Code |
307 Statewide |
Border States |
Colorado (south)
Idaho (west)
Utah (west and south)
Montana (north and west)
South Dakota (east)
Nebraska (east) |
Population |
493,782 (50th in December 2000) |
U. S. Senate |
Mike Enzie
|
|
Craig Thomas |
U. S. Congress |
Barbara Cubin |
Elected State Officials |
Dave Freudenthal, Governor |
|
Joseph Meyer, Secretary of State |
|
Max Maxfield, State Auditor |
|
Cynthia Lummis, State Treasurer |
|
Trent Blankenship, Superintendent of Public
Instruction |