Cheyenne, Wyoming
About Cheyenne
Set in the southeastern part of Wyoming, Cheyenne is a thriving city, home to 65,704 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 1st largest city in Wyoming.
Cheyenne holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 36.47 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,802 residents per square mile.
📰 Cheyenne News Today
- Joseph "Sloan" Hales Obituary Aug 15, 2026 Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home · Aug 15
- Obituaries: Mason; Hales capcity.news · Aug 18
- New $5.2M initiative aims to standardize care, improve outcomes for rural stroke victims Oil City News · Aug 17
- Sheriff’s office responds to shooting in south Cheyenne mobile home park early Sunday morning WyomingNews.com · Aug 17
- Drinking Wyoming: No, You’re Not Drunk — That’s Just DT's Dancing Pink Elephant cowboystatedaily.com · Aug 15
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cheyenne Unique
- The largest city in Wyoming — the economic and cultural anchor of the state.
- Positioned in southeastern Wyoming, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 16.3% of Wyoming's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 65,704.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cheyenne
- Accomplice Beer Company — pizza
- Applebee's — american
- Barrett Creek Coffee (café)
- Bejo Sushi/Asian — asian
- Bella Fuoco Wood-Fired Pizza — pizza
- Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
- Chili's — tex-mex
- Clean Eatz — coffee shop (café)
- Destination Taiwan — chinese
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit — barbecue
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Big Boy Steam Engine 4004 · Attraction
- Bumpers & Rails · Arcade
- Cheyenne Children's Museum · Museum
- Cheyenne Depot Museum · Museum
- Cowgirls of the West Museum · Museum
- Nelson Museum of the West · Museum
- Wyoming National Guard Museum · Museum
- Wyoming State Museum · Museum
- Derby Arcade · Arcade
- Derby Lanes · Theme park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cheyenne
- Brimmer Park reviews ★
- Cahill Park reviews ★
- Cheyenne Depot Plaza reviews ★
- Cheyenne Parks Forestry facility reviews ★
- David R. Romero South Cheyenne Community Park reviews ★
- Gunslinger Town reviews ★
- Holliday Park reviews ★
- Leo A. Pando Park reviews ★
- Lincoln Park reviews ★
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park reviews ★
- Optimist Park reviews ★
- Abbott Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cheyenne
- Alta Vista Elementary
- Arp Elementary
- Baggs Elementary
- Bain Elementary
- Buffalo Ridge Elementary
- Carey Junior High School
- Central High School
- Cole Elementary
- Davis Elementary
- Early Intervention and Education Program
- East High School
- Johnson Junior High School
- McCormick Junior High School
- Triumph High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Cheyenne Va Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.