Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It was named in honor of John C. Frémont, general, explorer, and politician. As of 2000, the population was 35,804. Its county seat is Lander.
Fremont County was organized in 1884. It is the historical home of the Wind River Indian Reservation, home of the Shoshone and Arapaho tribes of Native Americans.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,266 squar...
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Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It was named in honor of John C. Frémont, general, explorer, and politician. As of 2000, the population was 35,804. Its county seat is Lander.
Fremont County was organized in 1884. It is the historical home of the Wind River Indian Reservation, home of the Shoshone and Arapaho tribes of Native Americans.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,266 square miles (23,998 km²), of which, 9,182 square miles (23,782 km²) of it is land and 84 square miles (216 km²) of it (0.90%) is water. Elevations and climate range from desert at Boysen State Park to glaciers at 13,804-foot (4,207 m) Gannett Peak, the highest point not only in Wyoming but in the three Central Rockies states of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. It is the second largest county in land size (after Sweetwater County, WY) in the six Rocky Mountain States. The southern end of the county is traversed by the Oregon Trail and in the northwest...
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