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Laramie ranks third in big cities in Wyoming. This city is located in Albany County in the southern area of WY and is the county seat. Laramie is sized at over 17 square miles and is the hometown of 32,000 people, with a total closer to 38,000 when taking the full metropolitan area into account.
Laramie was founded on the banks of the Laramie River, and both the city and the river were named in honor of Jacques LaRamie, a French frontiersman and trader who was one of the first Europeans to settle in Wyoming but went missing in the Laramie Mountains one day, never to be seen again. The city of Laramie began life as a simple railroad town and is known for its annual celebrations and festivities like Laramie Jubilee Days.
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