Laramie
city in and county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States
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Summary
Laramie is a city in the United States[1]. Laramie ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,281 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Albany County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Laramie River[5]
- Head of government: Paul Weaver[6], Brian Harrington[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Named after: Jacques La Ramee[9]
- Postal code: 82070[10], 82071[11], 82072[12], 82073[13]
- Commons category: Laramie, Wyoming[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC−07:00[15], Mountain Time Zone[16]
- Local dialing code: 307[17]
- Inception: January 1, 1868[18]
- Official website: https://www.cityoflaramie.org[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Laramie, Wyoming[20]
- Population: 828[21], 30,816[22], 31,407[23]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Laramie, Wyoming[24]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The American Cyclopædia[27], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[28], New International Encyclopedia[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30]
- Capital of: Albany County[31]
- Official name: Laramie[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Laramie, Wyoming[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q32655020[34]
- Number of households: 13,612[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Laramie, Wyoming[36]
- Different from: Laramie County[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 2184 m[38]
- Area: 47.151465 km²[39], 45.994386 km²[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Laramie include Laramie Regional Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43], founded in 1934[44].
Why It Matters
Laramie has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Laramie is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Laramie include Laramie Regional Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43], founded in 1934[44].