Nickname....................Big Wyoming, Equality State, Cowboy State
Motto.........................................................................Equal Rights"
Admitted To Union...................................July 10, 1890-44th State
Size........................................97,914 square miles, 9th largest state
Highest Point..........................................Gannett Peak, 13,804 feet
Lowest Point....................................3,100 feet Belle Fourche River
Average Annual Precipitation.........................................14.5 inchesPopulation (2010 Census)..................................................563,626
State Flag
The Wyoming State Flag, designed by Mrs. A.C. Keyes of Casper (formerly Miss Verna Keays of Buffalo), was adopted by the fourteenth legislature on January 31, 1917. The Great Seal of Wyoming is the heart of
the flag. On the bison, once the monarch of the plains, is the seal representing the custom of branding. The colors of the State Flag are the same as those of the National Flag. The red border represents the Indian; also the blood of the pioneers who gave their lives reclaiming the soil. White is the emblem of purity and uprightness over Wyoming. Blue, the color of the sky and mountains, is symbolic of fidelity, justice and virility.
The Great Seal of the State of Wyoming was adopted by the second legislature in 1893, revised by the sixteenth legislature in 1921.
The two dates on the Great Seal, 1869 and 1890 commemorate the organization of the Territorial government and Wyoming's admission to the Union. The draped figure in the center holds a staff from which flows a banner bearing the words, "Equal Rights," and symbolizes the political status women have always enjoy
ed in Wyoming. The male figures typify the livestock and mining industries of the state. The number 44 on the five-pointed star signifies that Wyoming was the 44th state admitted to the Union. On top of the pillars rest lamps from which burn the Light of Knowledge. Scrolls encircling the two pillars bear the words, Oil, Mines, Livestock, and Grain, four of Wyoming's major industries.
State SymbolBucking Horse & Rider
The State of Wyoming's first use of the Bucking Horse and Rider (BH&R) mark dates back to 1918, perhaps earlier. The BH&R was used as an insignia worn by members of the Wyoming National Guard in France and Germany during World War I. Some believe that the BH&R is representative of a legendary rodeo horse named "Steamboat" dating back to the early 1900's. One of the best known bucking horses of all time, Steamboat was known as "the horse that couldn't be ridden." In 1936, Wyoming's unique license plates containing the BH&R made their debut. During that same year, the State obtained a copyright for the mark. Between 1936 and 1995, the BH&R's use by Wyomingites and the State of Wyoming was continuous and extensive.
Indian Paintbrush(Castilleja linariaefolia)
Adopted:
January 31, 1917
State Mammal
Bison
Bison
(Bison bison)
Adopted:
February 23, 1985
State BirdMeadowlark(Sturnella Neglecta)
Adopted:
February 5, 1927
February 5, 1927
State TreePlains Cottonwood(Populus sargentii)
Adopted:
February 1, 1947 Amended: 1961
State GemstoneJade(Nephrite)
Adopted:
January 25, 1967
January 25, 1967
State Fish
Cutthroat Trout(Salmo clarki)
Adopted:
February 18, 1987
February 18, 1987
State Reptile Horned Toad(Douglassi brevirostre)
Adopted:
February 18, 1993
February 18, 1993
State Fossil
Knightia
Adopted:
February 18, 1987
State Dinosaur
Triceratops
Adopted:
March 18, 1994
March 18, 1994
State Coin
Golden Sacajawea Dollar
Adopted:
March 2, 2004
Rodeo
Adopted:
2003
State GrassWestern Wheat Grass
Adopted:
2007
State InsectCallophrys sheridanii, commonly known as Sheridan's green hairstreak butterfly, is the state butterfly of Wyoming
Adopted:
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
State Code
Code of the West
Adopted:
July 1, 2010
July 1, 2010
Wyoming State Song
Adopted: February 15, 1955
Lyric by C.E. Winter
Music by G.E. Knapp
Adopted: February 15, 1955
Lyric by C.E. Winter
Music by G.E. Knapp
I
In the far and mighty West,
Where the crimson sun seeks rest,
There's a growing splendid State that lies above,
On the breast of this great land;
Where the massive Rockies stand,
There's Wyoming young and strong, the State I love!
ChorusIn the far and mighty West,
Where the crimson sun seeks rest,
There's a growing splendid State that lies above,
On the breast of this great land;
Where the massive Rockies stand,
There's Wyoming young and strong, the State I love!
Wyoming, Wyoming! Land of the sunlight clear!
Wyoming, Wyoming! Land that we hold so dear!
Wyoming, Wyoming! Precious art thou and thine!
Wyoming, Wyoming! Beloved State of mine!
II
In the flowers wild and sweet,
Colors rare and perfumes meet;
There's the columbine so pure, the daisy too,
Wild the rose and red it springs,
White the button and its rings,
Thou art loyal for they're red and white and blue,
III
Where thy peaks with crowned head,
Rising till the sky they wed,
Sit like snow queens ruling wood and stream and plain;
'Neath thy granite bases deep,
'Neath thy bosom's broadened sweep,
Lie the riches that have gained and brought thee fame.
IV
Other treasures thou dost hold,
Men and women thou dost mould,
True and earnest are the lives that thou dost raise,
Strength thy children thou dost teach,
Nature's truth thou givest to each,
Free and noble are thy workings and thy ways.
Other treasures thou dost hold,
Men and women thou dost mould,
True and earnest are the lives that thou dost raise,
Strength thy children thou dost teach,
Nature's truth thou givest to each,
Free and noble are thy workings and thy ways.
V
In the nation's banner free
There's one star that has for me
A radiance pure and splendor like the sun;
Mine it is, Wyoming's star,
Home it leads me near or far;
O Wyoming! All my heart and love you've won!
In the nation's banner free
There's one star that has for me
A radiance pure and splendor like the sun;
Mine it is, Wyoming's star,
Home it leads me near or far;
O Wyoming! All my heart and love you've won!
License Plates
License plates in the State of Wyoming feature the "Bucking Horse", which originally appeared on the plates in 1936. The number on the far left of the license plate represents the county from which the plate was issued. The numbers were assigned to counties according to their total county property valuation.
1.Natrona
2.Laramie
3.Sheridan4.Sweetwater
5.Albany
6.Carbon
7.Goshen
8.Platte
9.Big Horn
10.Fremont
11.Park
12.Lincoln
13.Converse
14.Niobrara
15.Hot Springs
16.Johnson
17.Campbell
18.Crook
19.Uinta
20.Washakie
21.Weston
22.Teton
23.Sublette
