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Welcome to Laramie County ...

Time Zone: Laramie County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Cheyenne is the Seat for Laramie County. Cheyenne is also the capital of Wyoming.

Laramie County is one of the original counties of Wyoming and was founded in 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Laramie had a population of 99,500 people. This is an increase of 7.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 92,236 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laramie represented 16.36% of the total population of Wyoming.

Below are some of the communities located in Laramie County:

  • Albin
    (37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Albin is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albin <2>
  • Burns
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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    • Burns is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <2>
  • Cheyenne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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    • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <2>
  • Pine Bluffs
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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