Laramie, Wyoming
| Laramie | |||
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| Nickname : Gem City of the Plains | |||
 Downtown Laramie |
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| Location in Wyoming | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1868 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wyoming | ||
| County : | Albany County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 19 ′ N , 105 ° 35 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 25,688 (as of: 2006 estimate) | ||
| Population density : | 891.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 28.9 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 28.8 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 2184 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 82070-82073 | ||
| Area code : | +1 307 | ||
| FIPS : | 56-45050 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1590526 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.laramie.wy.us | ||
| Mayor : | Dave Paulekas | ||
Laramie [ ˈlerəmiː ] is the third largest city in the US state Wyoming and is located in the southeastern part of the state. It is the county seat of Albany County . According to official estimates, its population was 25,688 in 2006, and it had a population density of 891.9 inhabitants per km².
history
The city, founded in 1868, was named after the French-Canadian trapper Jacques La Ramee .
There was a permanent presence of white settlers from 1862 with the advent of the Overland Trail . Since 1864 there were plans for a route of the Union Pacific Railroad over the plains of what is now Laramie County and in 1868 the railroad reached what is now the city area, which soon brought regular passenger traffic to what is now Laramie.
The city developed relatively quickly in the following years, especially due to its temporarily important function as an outpost and supply point along the railway line. However, in the first few years after its founding, Laramie had to contend with lawlessness and was ruled by criminal gangs.
With the advancing development of the American West, Laramie increasingly lost its importance as an outpost of civilization towards the end of the 19th century. Because the surrounding area of the city was very suitable for breeding cattle and sheep, Laramie instead developed into a regionally important center for agriculture.
In 1886, Laramie became one of the first US cities west of the Mississippi River to be electrified when the city opened a power station . In the same year, the University of Wyoming was founded in Laramie .
geography
Laramie is on the UP section of the First Transcontinental Railroad , a rail link between Omaha and Sacramento . The time zone is Mountain Standard Time (MST) in winter and Mountain Daylight Saving Time (MDT) in summer.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 24,410 |
| 1990 | 26,687 |
| 2000 | 27.204 |
| 2005 | 26,050 |
| 2006 | 25,688 |
| 2010 | 30,816 |
¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005 & 2006: Update of the US Census Bureau
education
Laramie is home to Wyoming's only university, the University of Wyoming (UW). In 2005, around 10,000 students were enrolled there. The WyoTech University (formerly: Wyoming Technical Institute ), which specializes in the automotive sector, is also based in Laramie.
Others
Laramie made international headlines in 1998 when the student Matthew Shepard was badly mistreated out of gay hatred ( heterosexism ) and died as a result.
The location is the main setting for the 1986 novel "All the Dead Fly Up: America" by Joachim Meyerhoff .
sons and daughters of the town
- Sheridan Downey (1884–1961), politician
- Thurman Arnold (1891–1969), lawyer, head of the Antitrust Division in Washington
- Cody and Kurt Wetherill (* 1986), actors
- Jim Beaver (born 1950), actor
- Jaycee Carroll (born 1983), basketball player
- Ray Carlisle (* 1978), musician
- Brandon Carlisle (1978-2015), musician
Picture gallery
Windmill (around 1864 to 1869)
Historic District (2009)
Midwest Block (2009)
Episcopal Church (2006)
East Side School (2014)
Snowy sunset in Laramie
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the City of Laramie , accessed October 20, 2016.