List of counties in Wyoming

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Top icon Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other 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 in it. Ten more counties were created after statehood.[1]

Two counties were renamed after their creation. Carter County was renamed Sweetwater County on December 1, 1869.[2] Pease County, formed in 1875, was renamed Johnson County in 1879.[3]

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]

List

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County FIPS code [5] County seat[6] Est.[1] Formed from[1] Etymology[7] Population[8] Area[6][8] Map
Albany County 001 Laramie 1868 One of the original five counties. City of Albany, New York, from which early settlers hailed. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Albany County
Big Horn County 003 Basin 1896 Parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County. Big Horn Mountains, a mountain range extending into northern Wyoming Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Big Horn County
Campbell County 005 Gillette 1911 Parts of Weston County and Crook County. John Allen Campbell (1835–80), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869–75) Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Campbell County
Carbon County 007 Rawlins 1868 One of the original five counties. The vast coal beds in the county. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Carbon County
Converse County 009 Douglas 1888 Parts of Albany County and Laramie County. Amasa Rice Converse (1842–1885), a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Converse County
Crook County 011 Sundance 1875 Parts of Laramie County and Albany County. General George Crook (1828–90), who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Crook County
Fremont County 013 Lander 1884 Part of Sweetwater County. John C. Frémont (1813–90), explorer, U.S. Senator for California, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Fremont County
Goshen County 015 Torrington 1911 Part of Laramie County. The Land of Goshen, a Biblical paradise. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Goshen County
Hot Springs County 017 Thermopolis 1911 Parts of Fremont County, Big Horn County, and Park County. The hot springs at Thermopolis within the county borders. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Hot Springs County
Johnson County 019 Buffalo 1875 Parts of Carbon County and Sweetwater County. Edward P. Johnson (1843–1879), a lawyer from Cheyenne, Wyoming. (Initial name, Pease County, named for E. L. Pease, President of the Territorial Legislative Council.)[9] Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Johnson County
Laramie County 021 Cheyenne 1867 One of the original five counties. Jacques La Ramee (1785?–1821), a French-Canadian fur trapper. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Laramie County
Lincoln County 023 Kemmerer 1911 Part of Uinta County. Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), U.S. President (1861–65) Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Lincoln County
Natrona County 025 Casper 1888 Part of Carbon County. The natron, or soda deposits found within the county's borders. Natrona means natron in Spanish. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Natrona County
Niobrara County 027 Lusk 1911 Part of Converse County. The Niobrara River, which flows through the state. Niobrara is Omaha for flat or broad river. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Niobrara County
Park County 029 Cody 1909 Part of Big Horn County. Yellowstone National Park Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Park County
Platte County 031 Wheatland 1911 Part of Laramie County. North Platte River. Plate is French for flat. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Platte County
Sheridan County 033 Sheridan 1888 Part of Johnson County. Philip Sheridan (1831–88), American Civil War general. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Sheridan County
Sublette County 035 Pinedale 1921 Parts of Fremont County and Lincoln County. William Sublette, pioneer and fur trapper. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Sublette County
Sweetwater County 037 Green River 1867 One of the original five counties. Sweetwater River (a tributary of the North Platte River), which flows through the state. (Original name, Carter County, named for sutler William Alexander Carter.)[10] Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Sweetwater County
Teton County 039 Jackson 1921 Part of Lincoln County. Teton Range, a small mountain range of the Rocky Mountains at the Wyoming–Idaho state line Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Teton County
Uinta County 041 Evanston 1869 One of the original five counties. The Uinta Mountains, named in turn after the Uintah Native American people. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Uinta County
Washakie County 043 Worland 1911 Part of Big Horn County. Washakie (1804–1900), a leader of Shoshone Native American tribe. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Washakie County
Weston County 045 Newcastle 1890 Part of Crook County John Weston (1831–95), who was responsible for bringing the first railroad to the area. Template:Nts Template:Nts sq mi
(Template:Nts km2)		 State map highlighting Weston County

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