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Fremont County
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county in western Wyoming, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wyoming
- Founded
- March 5, 1884
- Named after
- John C. Frémont
- Seat
- Lander
- Largest city
- Riverton
- Total
- 9,266 sq mi (24,000 km )
- Land
- 9,184 sq mi (23,790 km )
- Water
- 82 sq mi (210 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 39,464
- Density
- 4.272/sq mi (1.649/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- At-large
- Website
- www .fremontcountywy .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
John C. Frémont
Fremont County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 39,234, making it the fifth-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Lander. The county was founded in 1884 and is named for John C. Frémont, a general, explorer, and politician. It is roughly the size of the state of Vermont. Fremont County comprises the Riverton, WY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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