Wyoming stands for vast grasslands and the impressive Rocky Mountains. The US state offers a lot of landscape and only a few people.
- The famous Yellowstone National Park is located in the US state of Wyoming.
- The entire state has about as many inhabitants as the Hanseatic city of Bremen.
- The main industries are mining and tourism.
Cheyenne – The recent history of the US state of Wyoming began in the 17th century as part of the French colony of Louisiana. The Spanish received the region in 1762, and in 1800 the area returned to France. It wasn’t until 1803 that the United States bought what would later become the state for $ 15 million. At that time, the southern part of today’s Wyoming still belonged to Utah.
Nine different Native American tribes lived there by the beginning of the 19th century. The increasing number of settlers led to conflicts and the famous “Battle of Little Bighorn”.
Wyoming was a progressive state. As the first area in US history, the Wyoming Territory, which later became the state, introduced the right to vote for women in 1869. In 1872 the US government founded Yellowstone Park, the world’s first national park. Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female governor of a US state in 1925.
Since July 10, 1890, Wyoming is the 44th state in the USA. For the establishment as a US state, he did not give up women’s suffrage – as requested.
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Wyoming: Geography and Cities
The US state Wyoming is 253, 336 km² in size, while the state territory extends over a width of 450 km and a length of 580 km. Wyoming ranks 10th among the states with the largest area in the USA and is the second highest. These neighboring states surround Wyoming:
- Montana
- South Dakota
- Nebraska
- Colorado
- Utah
- Idaho
Two striking regions shape the geography of this US state. The high peaks of the Rocky Mountains and the large grasslands of the “Great Plains”. The prairies are characterized by flatness, hills look in vain for viewers. While the grasslands receive little rainfall, the area of the Rocky Mountains is rainy. Therefore the impressive rock massifs are densely forested up to the tree line.
Wyoming doesn’t have big cities. According to COUNTRYAAH.COM, the capital Cheyenne only has around 60, 000 inhabitants, the second largest municipality is Caspar with around 55, 000 inhabitants.
Wyoming population and economy
In 1985, Wyoming replaced Alaska as the most populous US state. In 2000 the population was distributed as follows:
- 9% whiteness
- 4% Hispanics
- 3% Native Americans
- 8% African American
- 8% others
Around a quarter (25. 9%) of the population has German ancestors. 15. 9% are English and 13. 3% Irish. 4. 3% have Norwegian ancestors and 6. 5% say they have American roots. Today there are 12, 000 Native Americans in Wyoming, almost all of whom are Cheyenne and Arapaho and live on a large reservation west of central America.
The economy in Wyoming focused earlier on the breeding of sheep and cattle. These activities are still part of the way of life today and shape the culture, they have hardly any economic significance. Today natural resources are in the foreground. This includes:
- oil
- natural gas
- coal
- salt
- Uranium iron ore
- Trona
- Methane gas
Modern irrigation produces a small amount of beans, sugar beets and wheat. The two national parks and the national monument ensure lively tourism.
Elections in Wyoming
There is no more conservative US state than Wyoming. In elections, the population has not voted with a majority for a democratic presidential candidate since 1964. In doing so, however, the residents make a big difference between federal and state policy. While the Republicans lead at the federal level, elections for governor since 1975 have mostly been won by the Democrats.
