Cheyenne Community Information

You’ll Love It Here!

Cheyenne truly offers the best of both worlds: The pace of a smaller community with the amenities of a larger one. When you come to Cheyenne, you leave behind the big city’s stifling crime, traffic, and pollution — the U.S. Health Service ranks Cheyenne’s air and water among the cleanest in the nation.

In a recent study of urban stress, Cheyenne was rated as one of the least stressful cities in the country, ranking 18th out of 192 cities in terms of low social, economic and environmental stresses. In another study it was named the most courteous city.


Perhaps most important to prospective residents is the sense of inclusion that prevails in Cheyenne. Cheyenne warmly receives new residents as friends and neighbors to the community. Everyone can participate in civic, social, business and political functions. Whether you’re a business looking for fertile ground for growth or a family looking for a nurturing place to put down roots, Cheyenne is open to you. Today, as always, Wyoming is a welcoming place.

Wyoming – Like No Place On Earth

• Wyoming, or the Equality State, became the 44th state on July 10, 1890 with an area of 97,818 sq. mi.
  
  
• It only has about 714 sq. mi. of water.
  
  
• The origin of its name is based on an Algonquin or Delaware Indian word meaning "large prairie place".
  
  
• It consists of 23 counties.
  
  
• The state mammal is the bison, the state mineral is the jade, the state flower is the Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariaefolia), the state tree is the Cottonwood (Populus Sargentii), and the state bird is the Meadowlark.
  
  
• The entire state population is 493,782.
  
  
• Wyoming borders Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Utah.
  
  
• The highest point in the state is Gannett Peak at 13,804 feet.
  
  
• The lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,099 feet.
  
  
• The largest cities are Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Gillette, Rock Springs, Sheridan, Green River, Evanston, Riverton, Cody, with Cheyenne as the capitol.
  
  
• The Wyoming Flag consists of a bison on a blue field bordered in white and red. The state seal is branded on the bison. The woman represents the state motto "Equal Rights" and the two men represent cattle ranchers and miners. The words "Livestock", "Mines", "Grains" and "Oil" represent Wyoming’s wealth. The eagle and shield show support for the United States. The dates 1869 and 1890 tell when Wyoming organized as a territory of the United States and when it became a state.
  
  
• The economy of Wyoming relies on Agriculture – cattle, sugar beets, sheep, hay, and wheat; and also Industry – Mining, chemical products, lumber and wood products, printing and publishing, machinery, and tourism.
  
  
• There is no state income tax.