Sheridan, Wyoming

Sheridan is both the largest city in the state of Wyoming and the administrative centre of Sheridan County in the United States. The settlement is at the crossroads of U.S. Routes 14 and 16, about midway between Yellowstone National Park and Mount Rushmore. The Micropolitan Statistical Area of Sheridan, Wyoming, which includes the whole county of Sheridan, includes this city as its primary component. Sheridan, Wyoming's Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 29,116 according to the 2010 census, making it the 421st most populated micropolitan area in the United States. The population of the city itself was 17,444 at the time of the census.

The city was given its name in honour of General Philip Sheridan, who served as the commander of the Union cavalry during the American Civil War. Before the town was established, there were a number of conflicts in the region that took place in the 1860s and 1870s between the United States Cavalry and the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Shoshone, and Crow Indian tribes.

George Mandel, a trapper, created a cabin on Big Goose Creek in the year 1878. This cabin may be seen now in the Whitney Commons park, which is located next to the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library. Sheridan's townsite was surveyed in 1882 by Jack Dow at the request of John Loucks, the first mayor of the town and a former soldier who had fought under General Philip Sheridan.

The city has a total area of 10.95 square miles (28.36 km2), 10.93 square miles (28.31 km2) of which are land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) of which are water, according to the United States Census Bureau.