Welcome to Wyoming ...

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

The location of Wyoming has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3> (see below for details).

Wyoming is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Wyoming: (651)

The ZIP code for Wyoming: 55092<5>

Websites for Wyoming ...

Official Website: www.wyomingmn.org/

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 (or 14.46% 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 total 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.

Communities near Wyoming ...

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

• Blaine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <6>
• Coon Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <6>
• Andover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
• Shoreview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreview
  • Shoreview is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreview <6>
• White Bear Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Lake
  • White Bear Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bear Lake <6>
• Lino Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lino Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lino Lakes
  • Lino Lakes is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lino Lakes <6>
• Forest Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lake <6>
• Ham Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lake
  • Ham Lake is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ham Lake <6>
• Hugo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
• Vadnais Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vadnais Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadnais Heights
  • Vadnais Heights is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vadnais Heights <6>

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 for Wyoming was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

We also found Wyoming in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyoming.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wyoming: www.wyomingmn.org/

The official website for Chisago County: www.co.chisago.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/