Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60Wyoming geo-facts 8 The name “Wyoming” may be derived from the Delaware Indian word “Maughwauwama” which means “large plains.” The name first appeared on a map for the proposed Wyoming Territory in 1865. u Nicknames: Equality State, Big Wyoming, Cowboy State u Motto: Equal Rights u The Wyoming Territory was organized in 1868 u The Wyoming Territory was carved out from the Dakota, Utah, and Idaho Territories u Date admitted to the Union: July 10, 1890 as the 44th state u Population: 563,626, the smallest total population among the states (2010) u Population density: 5.9 people per square mile, second least dense state after Alaska u Size: 97,814 square miles (253,348 km2 ), 10th largest state u Highest point: Gannett Peak, 13,809 feet (4,209 meters) u Lowest point: Belle Fourche River, 3,100 feet (945 meters) u Average annual temperature: 44.8°F (7.1°C) u Percent of days that are sunny: 66% u Average annual rainfall (Cheyenne): 15.45 inches (39.24 cm) u Average wind speed: 10.1 miles/hour (16.25 km/hour) u The Wyoming Territory’s Constitution was the first to give women the right to vote in 1869 u Wyoming was the first state to elect a woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, in 1924 Detail of Johnson’s 1865 map of the Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho, and Montana territories, which was the first map to use the name Wyoming. Image courtesy of Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections, University of Wyoming Libraries. u Yellowstone National Park was the first U.S. national park (1872) u Shoshone National Forest was the first U.S. national forest (1891) u Devils Tower was the first U.S. national monument (1906)