Why WYOMING Is 'Empty' And COLORADO Is Not

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Wyoming and Colorado are two states that would appear to have many similarities. Location, physical geography, history and even their very shapes mirror each other in interesting ways. However, Colorado has ten times the population as Wyoming. Which begs the question: why don't more people live in Wyoming if the two states are so similar?

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My dad grew up in Guernsey, Wyoming (Nebraska border) and would say the wind would blow all winter, but he loved his roots and visiting his home state.

morganm

My late wife's father worked as a coal miner in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Her parents divorced around 1939. We drove past Rock Springs years later (2005). It still looked like a place that could precipitate a divorce.

tommunyon

Born in one, lived 15 years in the other and never once heard "square states"

PeakRidersMC

The wind is the reason I’m sure! Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest is nice! The drive from Spearfish, SD to Devils Tower was so beautiful and peaceful as well. I haven’t seen any of western WY. Someday soon! I’m not sure if I could live there though because of the high winds and all the snow that blows through. I remember driving through I-80 and there was an arm that comes down when the road is closed due to the winds.

melodyanderson

WY is 93.62% of the size of CO. I always thought if anything WY was larger.

ItsEverythingElse

There is pros and cons to big cities and pros and cons to small towns. I have lived in both and now I'm finally back home in montana raising a family and I will say its what you make of it. If you love outdoors and slower paced lifestyle and being in a community where you know your post office people and grocery store people then the small town is good. If you like going to attractions and nightlife and concerts and 24 hour food spots and convenient accommodation then the big city is where you'll enjoy.

MontanammAuto

I just love your videos, Geoff. They're never too long, they always contain a ton of interesting info and the graphics are perfect for helping me 'place' everything. Keep up the awesome work.

matthalpin

The sparse nature of Wyoming makes me want to move there. I'm on the East coast and it has become so densely populated over the past two years. I can hardly recognize the state I grew up in.

jrthompson

Casper WY has an Int'l airport with no Int'l flights. Why is there an Int'l airport in Casper and not Cheyenne? Even flying to the state makes you get a layover in Denver. Probably to make you take a smaller plane to fly into Casper. Interesting. And I thought Delaware was weird since it has no Int'l airports. Great video tho.

lobecosc

Does anyone actually called them the square states? I’ve never heard this

Bob

Thanks Geoff! I’ve enjoyed your videos for quite a while and I’m glad to see you cover my region (Coloradan BTW)! I look forward to great new content this year!

rosswebster

The high plains of Wyoming reminds me of Patagonia, Argentina. Wyoming has lots of hidden gems far from the hoards of weekend warriors on the front range of Colorado. But Wyoming is brutally cold from the wind in the winter.

alexmanne

Rawlins, Wyoming was the most northern point of the Republic of Texas

dewangrajkakati

A massive eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano would spread deadly ash for thousands of miles, killing plant life and affecting humans in its path. Humans who were in its path would surely die, but it would not mean the extinction of the entire human race.

caphe-sua