Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne (/ʃaɪˈæn/ shy-AN or /ʃaɪˈɛn/ shy-EN) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Laramie County and had 100,512 residents as of the 2020 census. Local residents named the town for the Cheyenne Native American people in 1867 when it was founded in the Dakota Territory. Along with Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Topeka, Kansas, Cheyenne is one of three state capitals with an indigenous name in a state with an indigenous name.
Cheyenne, Wyoming | |
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State capital and city | |
Left to right from top: Downtown Cheyenne, Cheyenne Depot Museum, Union Pacific Big Boy 4004 and the Wyoming State Capitol | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: "Magic City of the Plains" (historic) | |
Location in Laramie County in Wyoming | |
Cheyenne Location within the state of Wyoming Cheyenne Location within the United States Cheyenne Location within North America | |
| Coordinates: 41°8′24″N 104°49′13″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Laramie |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Named for | Cheyenne people |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Collins |
| Area | |
| • City | 32.37 sq mi (83.84 km2) |
| • Land | 32.26 sq mi (83.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) 0.45% |
| Elevation | 6,086 ft (1,855 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 65,132 |
| • Density | 1,991.23/sq mi (768.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain) |
| ZIP Code | 82001–82003, 82006–82010 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-13900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1609077 |
| Website | cheyennecity.org |
Cheyenne is the northern terminus of the extensive Southern Rocky Mountain Front, which extends southward to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and includes the fast-growing Front Range Urban Corridor. Cheyenne is situated on Crow Creek and Dry Creek.