Cheyenne, Wyoming
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.
For other uses of the term, see Cheyenne (disambiguation).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.
Sports[edit]
Sports venues in Cheyenne include the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center, Pioneer Park,[34] Powers Field,[35] Bison Stadium,[36][37] and Okie-Blanchard Stadium.[38]
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.
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 current Mayor, Patrick Collins, a bicycle shop owner, took office on January 4, 2021 with a term ending January 6, 2025. 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 Police, Fire Rescue, Planning and Development, Engineering, Public Works, Treasury, Attorney's Office, Human Resources, and Municipal Court. The Planning and Development Department manages the Downtown Development Authority. [40] The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities is owned by the city but is semi-autonomous.[41]
Education[edit]
Public education in all of the city of Cheyenne is provided by Laramie County School District #1.[42] 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.[43]
– North–South Interstate running from New Mexico to Wyoming intersects I-80 southwest of Cheyenne.
I-25
– East-West Interstate running from California to New Jersey. Intersects I-25 southwest of Cheyenne.
I-80
– Bypass Interstate that runs concurrent with US 85 from I-80 to US 30.
I-180
(South Greeley Highway, Central Avenue (Southbound), Warren Avenue (Northbound)) – North–South route through Cheyenne
US 85
(Happy Jack Road) – East–west route from I-25/US 87 (Exit 10) west out of Cheyenne towards Laramie
WYO 210
(College Drive, Four Mile Road) – North–South route that forms a beltway around Cheyenne. From I-25 (Exit 7) to WYO 219
WYO 212
(Yellowstone Road) – North–South route from US 85 in Cheyenne near the Cheyenne Airport north out of the city
WYO 219
(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 222
(Otto Road) – East–west route from I-80/US 30 southwest of Cheyenne west
WYO 225
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