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Wyoming
Motto: "Equal rights"
Nicknames: "The Equality State" - "The Suffrage State" - "The Sagebrush State" - "The Cowboy State" - "The Wonderland of America"
Capital: Cheyenne
Population: 501,242 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 51st in the US State Population - the least populated state in the nation
Size: 360 miles long and 280 miles wide; covers 97,818 miles - 10th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Meadowlark
State Flower: Indian Paintbrush
The name Wyoming comes from "mscheweamiing" a word in the Dakota language that means "at the big flats" or "large plains."
Wyoming became a state on July 10, 1890. It was the 44th state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from Wyoming are called "Wyomingites."
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