Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming | |
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State capital and city | |
City of Cheyenne | |
![]() Downtown Cheyenne, looking north from I-80 | |
Nickname(s): Magic City of the Plains; Capital City (of Wyoming); The Frontier City | |
![]() Location in Laramie County in Wyoming | |
Location within the United States | |
Coordinates: 41°8′24″N 104°49′13″W / 41.14000°N 104.82028°WCoordinates: 41°8′24″N 104°49′13″W / 41.14000°N 104.82028°W | |
State | Wyoming |
County | Laramie |
Founded | 1867 |
Named for | Cheyenne people |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marian Orr (R)[1] |
Area | |
• City | 32.37 sq mi (83.84 km2) |
• Land | 32.26 sq mi (83.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) 0.45% |
Elevation | 6,062 ft (1,848 m) |
Population | |
• City | 59,466 |
• Estimate (2019)[4] | 64,235 |
• Rank | US: 589th |
• Density | 1,991.23/sq mi (768.83/km2) |
• Urban | 73,588 (US: 377th) |
• Metro | 98,976 (US: 356th) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain) |
ZIP Code | 82001–82003, 82006–82010 |
Area code(s) | 307 |
FIPS code | 56-13900[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1609077[6] |
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Website | www |
Cheyenne (/ʃaɪˈæn/ shy-AN or /ʃaɪˈɛn/ shy-EN) is the capital and most populous city of Wyoming.[7] It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population was estimated at 64,235 as of 2019.[8] It 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.[3][9] Cheyenne is situated on Crow Creek and Dry Creek. The Cheyenne metropolitan area had a 2010 population of 91,738, making it the 354th-most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
History[edit]
At a celebration on July 4, 1867, Grenville M. Dodge of the Union Pacific Railroad announced the selection of a townsite for its mountain region headquarters adjacent to the bridge the railroad planned to build across Crow Creek in the Territory of Dakota.[10] At the same celebration, Major General Christopher C. Augur announced the selection of a site three miles (5 km) west of Crow Creek Crossing for a U.S. Army fort to protect the railroad.[11]
The Union Pacific Railroad platted its Crow Creek Crossing townsite on July 5, 1867.[12] Residents named the town Cheyenne for the Cheyenne Native American people.[13] On August 8, 1867, the Town of Cheyenne, Dakota Territory was incorporated, and on August 10, 1867, H. M. Hook was elected as Cheyenne's first mayor.[13] The tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad reached Cheyenne on November 13, 1867, and the first train arrived the following day.[12] Cheyenne grew so quickly it gained the nickname of "Magic City of the Plains".[10]
On September 8, 1867, the United States Army established Fort D.A. Russell in honor of Brigadier General David Allen Russell.[11] Initially a cavalry encampment, construction of the fort began the following month.[10] The fort was renamed Fort Francis E. Warren in 1930 in honor of the first Governor of State of Wyoming, Francis E. Warren.[14] The fort was transferred to the new United States Air Force and was renamed Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in October 1949.[14]
On July 25, 1868, the United States organized the Territory of Wyoming.[15] Territorial Governor John Allen Campbell arrived in Cheyenne on May 7, 1869, and named Cheyenne the temporary territorial capital.[16] Cheyenne has remained the only capital of Wyoming. On December 10, 1869, the first session of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature met in Cheyenne.[16] That day, the legislature passed and Territorial Governor Campbell signed an act to re-incorporate the Town of Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, and an act granting white women the right to vote, the first U.S. state or territory to grant suffrage to women.[16]
On July 10, 1890, the Territory of Wyoming was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming.[17] The Wyoming State Capitol was constructed between 1886 and 1890, with further improvements being completed in 1917.
The Cheyenne Regional Airport was opened in 1920, initially serving as a stop for airmail. It soon developed into a civil-military airport, serving DC-3s and various military craft. During World War II, hundreds of B-17s, B-24s, and PBYs were outfitted and upgraded at the airfield. Today, it serves a number of military functions, as well as a high-altitude testbed for civilian craft.[18]
Geography and climate[edit]
Geography[edit]
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Lying near the southeast corner of the state, Cheyenne is one of the least centrally located state capitals in the nation (together with cities such as Carson City, Nevada; Juneau, Alaska; and Topeka, Kansas).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.63 square miles (63.79 km2), of which 24.52 square miles (63.51 km2) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) is water.[19]
Climate[edit]
Cheyenne, like most of the rest of Wyoming, has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) and is part of USDA Hardiness zone 5b, with the suburbs falling in zone 5a.[20] Winters are cold and moderately long, but relatively dry, having a normal mean temperature of 27.7 °F (−2.4 °C), highs that fail to breach freezing for 35 days per year, and lows that dip to the 0 °F (−18 °C) mark on 9.2 mornings.[21] However, the cold is often interrupted, with chinook winds blowing downslope from the Rockies that can bring warm conditions, bringing the high above 50 °F (10 °C) on twenty days from December to February.[21]
While December is the coldest month, snowfall is greatest in March and April, seasonally averaging 60 inches (1,500 mm), historically ranging from 13.1 inches (330 mm) between July 1965 and June 1966 up to 121.5 inches (3,090 mm) between July 1979 and June 1980, yet thick snow cover rarely stays.[21] Summers are warm, with a high diurnal temperature range; July averages 69.4 °F (20.8 °C), and highs reach 90 °F (32 °C) on average for twelve afternoons annually. Spring and autumn are quick transitions, with the average window for freezing temperatures being September 29 thru May 14, allowing a growing season of 106 days.[21] Official record temperatures range from −38 °F (−39 °C) on January 9, 1875, up to 100 °F (38 °C) on June 23, 1954, the last of four occurrences; the record cold daily maximum is −21 °F (−29 °C) on January 11, 1963, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 68 °F (20 °C) on July 31, 1960.[21] The annual precipitation of 15.9 inches (400 mm) tends to be concentrated from May to August and is low during fall and winter; it has historically ranged from 5.04 inches (128.0 mm) in 1876 to 23.69 inches (602 mm) in 1942.[21]
The city averages below 60% daily relative humidity in each month and receives an average 2,980 hours (~67% of the possible total) of sunshine annually. On July 16, 1979, an F3 tornado struck Cheyenne, causing one death and 40 injuries.[22] It was the most destructive tornado in Wyoming history.[23]
Climate data for Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyoming (1981–2010 normals,[a] extremes 1872−present[b]) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) |
71 (22) |
77 (25) |
84 (29) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
95 (35) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
69 (21) |
100 (38) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.4 (14.7) |
59.9 (15.5) |
67.4 (19.7) |
74.6 (23.7) |
82.4 (28.0) |
89.9 (32.2) |
94.2 (34.6) |
91.8 (33.2) |
86.4 (30.2) |
77.3 (25.2) |
66.8 (19.3) |
58.1 (14.5) |
94.7 (34.8) |
Average high °F (°C) | 39.5 (4.2) |
40.5 (4.7) |
47.5 (8.6) |
54.9 (12.7) |
64.7 (18.2) |
75.3 (24.1) |
83.4 (28.6) |
81.2 (27.3) |
71.8 (22.1) |
58.8 (14.9) |
46.5 (8.1) |
38.2 (3.4) |
58.6 (14.8) |
Average low °F (°C) | 18.0 (−7.8) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
40.2 (4.6) |
48.9 (9.4) |
55.5 (13.1) |
54.1 (12.3) |
44.7 (7.1) |
33.9 (1.1) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
34.3 (1.3) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −4.8 (−20.4) |
−4.9 (−20.5) |
6.1 (−14.4) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
37.3 (2.9) |
46.9 (8.3) |
45.3 (7.4) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
17.0 (−8.3) |
2.2 (−16.6) |
−6.5 (−21.4) |
−15.1 (−26.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−34 (−37) |
−21 (−29) |
−8 (−22) |
8 (−13) |
25 (−4) |
33 (1) |
25 (−4) |
8 (−13) |
−5 (−21) |
−21 (−29) |
−28 (−33) |
−38 (−39) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.33 (8.4) |
0.47 (12) |
1.05 (27) |
1.78 (45) |
2.34 (59) |
2.34 (59) |
2.19 (56) |
1.95 (50) |
1.48 (38) |
0.93 (24) |
0.59 (15) |
0.49 (12) |
15.94 (405) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.9 (15) |
7.9 (20) |
11.3 (29) |
10.2 (26) |
2.3 (5.8) |
trace | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.3 (3.3) |
5.0 (13) |
8.0 (20) |
8.4 (21) |
60.3 (153) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.9 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 103.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 45.0 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 52.5 | 54.6 | 56.1 | 54.3 | 55.8 | 53.5 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.5 | 50.0 | 53.6 | 54.0 | 53.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 190.7 | 202.6 | 253.1 | 271.9 | 291.9 | 303.2 | 317.5 | 297.4 | 262.3 | 237.0 | 178.8 | 175.4 | 2,981.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 61 | 67 |
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961−1990)[21][25][26] |
Climate data for Cheyenne | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 12.3 |
Average Ultraviolet index | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5.8 |
Source: Weather Atlas[27] |
Demographics[edit]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 1,450 | — | |
1880 | 3,456 | 138.3% | |
1890 | 11,690 | 238.3% | |
1900 | 14,087 | 20.5% | |
1910 | 11,320 | −19.6% | |
1920 | 13,829 | 22.2% | |
1930 | 17,361 | 25.5% | |
1940 | 22,474 | 29.5% | |
1950 | 31,935 | 42.1% | |
1960 | 43,505 | 36.2% | |
1970 | 41,254 | −5.2% | |
1980 | 47,283 | 14.6% | |
1990 | 50,008 | 5.8% | |
2000 | 53,011 | 6.0% | |
2010 | 59,466 | 12.2% | |
2019 (est.) | 64,235 | [28] | 8.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[29] 1870–2000 census[30] 2018 estimate[31] |
At the 2005–2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates, the city's population was 87.2% White or European American (79.3% non-Hispanic White alone), 12.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 4.5% Black or African American, 2.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1% Asian and 6.4% from some other race.[32] 22.5% of the total population had a Bachelor's degree or higher.
2010 census[edit]
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 59,467 people, 25,558 households, and 15,270 families living in the city. The population density was 2,425.2 inhabitants per square mile (936.4/km2). There were 27,284 housing units at an average density of 1,112.7 per square mile (429.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.44% European American, 2.88% African American, 0.96% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 4.0% from other races, and 3.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.45% of the population.
There were 25,558 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.
The median age in the city was 36.5 years. Twenty-four percent of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
2000 census[edit]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 53,011 people, 22,324 households, 14,175 families living in the city, and 81,607 people living in the Metropolitan Statistical Area making it the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Wyoming. The population density was 2,511.4 inhabitants per square mile (969.6/km2). There were 23,782 housing units at an average density of 1,126.7 per square mile (435.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.1% White or European American, 2.8% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.4% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. 12.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 22,324 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.
The city has a wide range of age groups, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,856, and the median income for a family was $46,771. Males had a median income of $32,286 versus $24,529 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,809. About 6.3% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government[edit]
Cheyenne's government consists of a mayor and a city council, elected on a non-partisan basis. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The city council has nine members each of whom are elected from one of three wards. Each ward elects three members. The mayor's office is responsible for managing the various city departments which consist of Street/Alley, Police, Fire, Parks, Fleet Maintenance, Traffic, Sanitation, Downtown Historic District, Weed and Pest, Facilities Maintenance, and Cemetery. The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities is owned by the city but is semi-autonomous.[33]
Education[edit]
Public education in the city of Cheyenne is provided by Laramie County School District #1. The district is served by four high schools, Central High on the northwest side, East High on the east side, South High on the south side, and Triumph High, also on the south side.
Cheyenne is home to the Laramie County Community College (LCCC), one of seven constituent campuses managed by the Wyoming Community College Commission.
Cheyenne has a public library, a branch of the Laramie County Library System.[34]
Parks and recreation[edit]
The Cheyenne Community Recreation and Events Department operates an Ice and Events center, swimming pool, spray park, skateboard park, two golf courses, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens (including the Paul Smith Children's Village at the Gardens), paddle boat rentals in Lions Park (summers only), cemeteries, forestry operations, community house, Youth Activity Center and a miniature golf park. The Cheyenne Parks and Recreation Department also operates a 37 miles (60 kilometers)) Greater Cheyenne Greenway system. The greenway connects parks and neighborhoods of greater Cheyenne. It includes many bridges and underpasses where travelers can avoid high traffic roads and travel above waterways and drainages. In 1996, as a result of the greenway, Cheyenne was named a "Trail Town USA" by the National Park service and the American Hiking Society.[35]
Sports venues in Cheyenne include the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center, Pioneer Park,[36] Powers Field,[37] Bison Stadium[38][39] and Okie-Blanchard Stadium.[40]
Professional sports[edit]
The Cheyenne Warriors were founded as an American Professional Football League team in 2012. After playing a season in the APFL, they announced a move to the Indoor Football League. Shortly after the owner of the team died in December 2012, the Warriors announced that they were forming the new Developmental Football League. After playing several games in this new league, the team folded in May 2013.
Landmarks[edit]
- Wyoming State Capitol
- F.E. Warren Air Force Base, one of the United States's oldest, continuously active installations (originally U.S. Army Fort D.A. Russell).
- Nagle Warren Mansion
National Register of Historic Places[edit]
Over fifty different locations in Cheyenne are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including:
- The Historic Plains Hotel (added 1978)
- Atlas Theatre (added 1973)
- Union Pacific Depot (Cheyenne Depot Museum) (1973)
- the Governor's Mansion (1969)
- Nagle-Warren Mansion (1976)
- First Presbyterian Church (1869)
- First United Methodist Church (1975)
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church (1970)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral (1974)
- Cheyenne High School (2005)
- High Plains Horticulture Research Station a.k.a. High Plains Arboretum (1930–1974)
- Storey Gymnasium (2005)
- Park Addition School (1970)
- Big Boy Steam Engine (1956)
- Botanic Gardens Rotary Century Plaza & Steam Locomotive (1921)
Several districts in the city are also listed, including:
- Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (1978, with boundary increase in 1980, 1988, 1996. Encompasses 205 acres (0.83 km2) and 67 buildings)
- Lakeview Historic District (1996, 350 acres and 109 buildings)
- Rainsford Historic District (1984, 1980 acres and 288 buildings)
- Capitol North Historic District (1980, 204 acres and 112 buildings)
- Fort David A. Russell (1969, 6,300 acres and 19 buildings)
- Union Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine Shop (1992, 113 acres and 2 buildings)
- South Side Historic District (2006)
Transportation[edit]
Major highways[edit]
I-25 – North–South Interstate running from New Mexico to Wyoming intersects I-80 southwest of Cheyenne.
I-80 – East-West Interstate running from California to New Jersey. Intersects I-25 southwest of Cheyenne.
I-180 – Bypass Interstate that runs concurrent with US 85 from I-80 to US 30.
US 30 (Lincoln Highway) – East–west route through Cheyenne
US 85 (South Greeley Highway, Central Avenue (Southbound), Warren Avenue (Northbound)) – North–South route through Cheyenne
US 87 – North–South through Cheyenne that runs concurrent with I-25 through Cheyenne
WYO 210 (Happy Jack Road) – East–west route from I-25/US 87 (Exit 10) west out of Cheyenne towards Laramie
WYO 211 (Horsecreek Road) – Runs northwest out of Cheyenne to Horse Creek.
WYO 212 (College Drive, Four Mile Road) – North–South route that forms a beltway around Cheyenne. From I-25 (Exit 7) to WYO 219
WYO 219 (Yellowstone Road) – North–South route from US 85 in Cheyenne near the Cheyenne Airport north out of the city
WYO 221 (Fox Farm Road) – East–west route from US 85 east to WYO 212 in Cheyenne
WYO 222 (Fort Access Road) – North–South route from WYO 225 just southeast of Cheyenne and travels north to F.E. Warren Air Force Base and continues on its north route east of the city to WYO 221
WYO 225 (Otto Road) – East–west route from I-80/US 30 southwest of Cheyenne west
Public transit[edit]
Cheyenne provides local hourly bus service from 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. There is no Sunday service.[41]
Airports[edit]
Cheyenne Regional Airport features daily, nonstop airline service on United Express to Denver International Airport.
Railroads[edit]
The Union Pacific and BNSF railroads intersect in Cheyenne. The city is home to a BNSF railyard, as well as the Union Pacific's roundhouse that hosts their steam program. UP's operational steam locomotives, 844 and 4014, reside in the steam shop, along with Challenger #3985 and DDA40X #6936.[42]
Arts and culture[edit]
Cheyenne Frontier Days, which is held over ten days centered around the last full week in July, is the largest outdoor rodeo in the US. The events include professional bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling, team roping, bronc riding, steer roping, bareback riding, and many others. During this week there are many parades and other events. Additionally there is a carnival with numerous rides, games, and shops.[43]
Media[edit]
- Wyoming Tribune Eagle newspaper
- The Cheyenne Herald (OCLC 51310460) was written and published by Dave Featherly from 2002 to 2012.[44]
- KGWN
Notable people[edit]
- Vernon Baker, Medal of Honor recipient[45]
- Jillian Balow, Wyoming superintendent of public instruction since 2015[46]
- James Emmett Barrett, U.S. federal judge[47]
- Bryant B. Brooks (1861–1944) – 7th Governor of Wyoming 1905–1911[48]
- Harriet Elizabeth Byrd, first African-American to serve in Wyoming Legislature
- Joseph M. Carey, Mayor of Cheyenne and 9th Governor of Wyoming (1911-15)
- Rich Crandall, member of Arizona State Senate, moved to Cheyenne in 2013 to assume new position of "director" of Wyoming Department of Education[49]
- Neil Diamond, singer, lived in Cheyenne during his father's military service in World War II era[50]
- David R. Edwards, late state representative from Converse County was born in Cheyenne in 1938.[51]
- Floyd Esquibel, member of Wyoming Senate and former member of Wyoming House of Representatives[52]
- Bill Garnaas, NFL player for Pittsburgh Steelers, 1946–48[53]
- John Godina, shot putter, silver medalist at 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney games[54]
- Mark Gordon, 33rd Governor of Wyoming[55]
- Curt Gowdy, sportscaster, member of American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame, recipient of Spink Award from baseball's Hall of Fame[56]
- Robert Mills Grant, rancher, expert in branding law, state representative, was born and died in Cheyenne but spent his life in Platte County[57]
- Mildred Harris, actress and first wife of actor Charlie Chaplin[58]
- Cecilia Hart, actress and second wife of actor James Earl Jones[59]
- William Jefferson Hardin, first black member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- Wild Bill Hickok, iconic gunfighter and lawman[60]
- Robert Holding, founder of Grand America Hotels & Resorts[61]
- Tom Horn, American Old West lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw and assassin[62]
- Jeremy Horst, MLB pitcher with Cincinnati Reds (2011) and Philadelphia Phillies (2012–2013)[63]
- George Clayton Johnson, fiction writer[64]
- James Johnson, professional basketball player with the NBA's Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies, and Miami Heat[65]
- Raymond A. Johnson, aviation pioneer[66]
- Wayne Harold Johnson, Republican member of both houses, respectively, of the Wyoming State Legislature from 1993 to 2016; resident of Cheyenne[67]
- Daniel Junge, documentary filmmaker, Academy Award winner for Saving Face[68]
- Chris LeDoux, rodeo champion and country music legend; graduate of Cheyenne Central High[69]
- Phil Ligrani, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville[70]
- Cynthia Lummis, US Senator, former state treasurer and former member of United States House of Representatives[71]
- Edgar Warner Mann, Wyoming territorial legislator and lawyer[72]
- Marlin McKeever, defensive end for USC and NFL's Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles[73]
- Mike McKeever, All-American football player for USC, twin of Marlin McKeever[74]
- Joseph B. Meyer, Wyoming attorney general and state treasurer[75]
- Jennifer Nichols, archer who competed in 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics[76]
- Brandon Nimmo, baseball player for the New York Mets[77]
- Leslie Osterman, member of Kansas House of Representatives from Wichita; Cheyenne native[78]
- Tracy Ringolsby, sportswriter and sportscaster[79]
- Edwin H. Whitehead, former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and leader of the John F. Kennedy forces in Wyoming in 1960[80]
- Alvin Wiederspahn (1949–2014), Cheyenne lawyer, historical preservationist, rancher, and member of both houses of the Wyoming State Legislature; husband of U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis[81]
Sister cities[edit]
Cheyenne's sister cities are:[82]
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Lompoc, California, United States
Hammam Sousse, Tunisia
Lourdes, France
Taichung, Taiwan
Voghera, Italy
Accra, Ghana
Suburbs[edit]
- North Cheyenne
- South Greeley
- Warren A.F.B
- Ranchettes
- Orchard Valley
- Fox Farm-College
See also[edit]
- Cheyenne County, Jefferson Territory
- First Transcontinental Railroad
- List of municipalities in Wyoming
Notes[edit]
- ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
- ^ Official records for Cheyenne kept at the City Office from January 1871 to August 1935 and at Cheyenne Regional since September 1935.[24]
References[edit]
- ^ Mayor's Office, Cheyenne. Accessed January 18, 2009.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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