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Place Name
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Fremont County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Lander
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Population
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33,662 (1990)
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Location
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Wyoming, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°01'N
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Longitude
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108°37'W
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Fremont
, county
(
9,266 sq mi/23,999 sq km; 1990
pop. 33,662), W central Wyo.;  Lander; 43°01'N 108°37'W.
Grain, sugar beets, livestock (hay, barley, alfalfa, corn, beans;
cattle, sheep) region; watered by Sweetwater, Popo Agie, Wind, and
Bighorn rivers. Mfg. (timber). Coal, oil, uranium, natural gas, and
iron ore found here. Wind River Mts. in W; Green Mts. in S. Bighorn R.
forms Boysen Reservoir in N part; Boysen State Park on E shore. Castle
Gardens, sandstone rock formations, and Gas Hills Uranium Mining Dist.,
in E. Continental Divide passes through SW and NW corners and forms
most of W boundary. Parts of Shoshone Natl. Forest in SW and NW; part
of Bridger-Teton Natl. Forest in NW corner. Sinks Canyon State Park in
SW. Most of large Wind River Indian Reservation located in N center of
co. Formed 1884.
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