Back Cheyenne Afrikaans Cheyenne (Wyoming) AN Ċieanneburh ANG شايان (وايومنغ) Arabic شايان, وايومنج ARZ Cheyenne (Wyoming) AST Şayenn (Vayominq) Azerbaijani چئین، ویومینق AZB Cheyenne, Wyoming BAR Šajens BAT-SMG

Cheyenne, Wyoming

For other uses of the term, see Cheyenne (disambiguation).

Cheyenne
State capital and city
Left to right from top: Downtown Cheyenne, Cheyenne Depot Museum, Union Pacific Big Boy 4004 and the Wyoming State Capitol
Flag of Cheyenne
Flag
Official seal of Cheyenne
Seal
Nickname: 
"Magic City of the Plains" (historic)
Location in Laramie County in Wyoming
Location in Laramie County in Wyoming
Cheyenne is located in Wyoming
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Location within the state of Wyoming
Cheyenne is located in the United States
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Location within the United States
Cheyenne is located in North America
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Location within North America
Coordinates: 41°8′24″N 104°49′13″W / 41.14000°N 104.82028°W / 41.14000; -104.82028
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyLaramie
Founded1867
Named forCheyenne people
Government
 • MayorPatrick Collins[1]
Area
[2]
 • City32.37 sq mi (83.84 km2)
 • Land32.26 sq mi (83.55 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)  0.45%
Elevation
[3]
6,086 ft (1,855 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • City65,132
 • Density1,991.23/sq mi (768.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (Mountain)
ZIP Code
82001–82003, 82006–82010
Area code307
FIPS code56-13900[5]
GNIS feature ID1609077[3]
Websitecheyennecity.org

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.[6] 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 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.[4][7] Cheyenne is situated on Crow Creek and Dry Creek.

  1. ^ Mayor's Office, Cheyenne.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FactFinder was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Front Range – America 2050". America2050.org. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

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