Cheyenne
capital city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and seat of Laramie County
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Summary
Cheyenne is a city[1]. Cheyenne ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,077 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Laramie County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Patrick Collins[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], state or insular area capital of the United States[7]
- Named after: Cheyennes[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Lourdes[9], Taichung[10], Voghera[11]
- Postal code: 82001[12], 82002[13], 82003[14], 82006[15], 82007[16], 82009[17], 82010[18]
- Commons category: Cheyenne, Wyoming[19]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[20]
- Local dialing code: 307[21]
- Inception: 1867[22]
- Official website: https://www.cheyennecity.org/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cheyenne, Wyoming[24]
- Population: 65,132[25], 59,466[26]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming[27]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The American Cyclopædia[29], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[30], New International Encyclopedia[31], The New Student's Reference Work[32], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[33]
- Capital of: Wyoming[34], Laramie County[35]
- Official name: Cheyenne[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cheyenne, Wyoming[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cheyenne, Wyoming[38]
- Number of households: 27,599[39]
- Native label: Cheyenne[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cheyenne, Wyoming[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 1848 m[42]
- Area: 70.247084 km²[43], 63.790976 km²[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cheyenne include USS Cheyenne[45], an attack submarine[46] and Cheyenne Regional Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49], founded in 1937[50].
Why It Matters
Cheyenne has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Cheyenne is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Cheyenne include USS Cheyenne[45], an attack submarine[46] and Cheyenne Regional Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49], founded in 1937[50].