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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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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, a general, explorer, and politician. As of 2010, the population was 40,123. Its county seat is Lander. It is roughly the size of the state of Vermont.
History
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Fremont County was created on March 5, 1884 by the legislature of the Wyoming Territory The county was created with land ceded by Sweetwater County. In 1890,
Big Horn County was carved out of Fremont, Johnson, and Sheridan Counties. Hot Springs County was created in 1911 from parts of Fremont County, along with a portion of Big Horn County and Park County. In 1921, Sublette County was created from part of Fremont County and Lincoln County. The boundaries of Fremont County have remained unchanged since 1921.
Fremont County was named for John Charles Frémont, an explorer of the American West, Senator from California, and 1856 Republican presidential candidate. Fremont County is the historical home of the Wind River Indian Reservation, home of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes of Native Americans.
Since 1998, Fremont County has been represented in the Wyoming State Senate by the economist/businessman Cale Case, a Republican.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1882 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1930 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 4,313
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| 1900 | 5,357
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| 1910 | 11,822
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| 1920 | 11,820
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| 1930 | 10,490
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| 1940 | 16,095
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| 1950 | 19,580
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| 1960 | 26,168
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| 1970 | 28,352
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| 1980 | 38,992
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| 1990 | 33,662
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Note: Total for 1890 includes population (1,850) of Wind River Indian Reservation, reported separately.
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