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Welcome to Wyoming ...

The city of Wyoming is located in Chisago County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyoming, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wyoming has a population of 8,070 people<2> (see below for details).

Wyoming is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wyoming lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wyoming: 651

The ZIP code for Wyoming: 55092<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wyoming had an population of 8,070 people. This is an increase of 3.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 164.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wyoming had a population of 7,791 people (which is 14.45% of the total population of Chisago County). This makes Wyoming the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Wyoming represents 0.15% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,791 people, the population of Wyoming increased 155.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,048 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wyoming.

Communities Also Named Wyoming ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wyoming - they are located in Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wyoming.

Websites for Wyoming ...

Official Website: www.wyomingmn.org/

Communities near Wyoming ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wyoming.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wyoming. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wyoming.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wyoming. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyoming.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyoming. See our Newspapers Page for Wyoming.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyoming ...

Looking for more information about Wyoming? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wyoming, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wyoming.

Adding Wyoming to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wyoming in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wyoming was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wyoming post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyoming.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Chisago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wyoming.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wyoming - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Wyoming). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wyoming or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/