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Brief History. John Cloter, the first man known to have entered the region, in 1807 explored the Yellowstone area and brought back news of its geysers and hot springs. The U.S. acquired the land comprising Wyoming from France as the part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Western Wyoming was obtained by the U.S. in the 1846 Oregon Treaty with Great Britain and as a result of the treaty ending the Mexican War in 1848. Today, Wyoming is known to have a developed mining industry. Wyoming's most popular tourist attraction is certainly the Yellowstone Nation Park.

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More About This State

Nickname: Equality State

Capital: Cheyenne

Date entered union: July 10, 1890

Population: 509,294

State Flower: Indian Paintbrush

State Bird: Western Meadowlark

Land area: 97,100 sq mi.

Topography: Eastern Great Plains rise to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide crosses the state from north-west to the south-east.

Major Industries: Educational, health and social services; Retail trade; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

More About The People

Folks are called: Wyomingite

Ethnicities: White: 454,670 (92.1%); Black: 3,722 (0.8%); American Indian: 11,133 (2.3%); Asian: 2,771 (0.6%); Other race: 12,301 (2.5%); Two or more races: 8,883 (1.8%); Hispanic/Latino: 31,669 (6.4%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 248,374 (50.3%); Female: 245,408 (49.7%)

Median household income ($): 37,892

College Grads: 14.9%

Home Owners: 70.0%

Famous people: Buffalo Bill Cody, Jedediah S. Smith

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