Carbon County

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Carbon County is a sparsely populated county in southern Wyoming known historically for its coal mining and railroad development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Wyoming
borders Albany County, Wyoming
Converse County, Wyoming
Fremont County, Wyoming
Jackson County, Colorado
Moffat County, Colorado
Natrona County, Wyoming
Platte County, Wyoming
Routt County, Colorado
Sweetwater County, Wyoming
climate semi-arid climate
containsSettlement Baggs, Wyoming
Hanna, Wyoming
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
Rawlins, Wyoming
Saratoga, Wyoming
Sinclair, Wyoming
country United States of America
GNISID 1608910
governmentType county government
hasCountySeat Rawlins, Wyoming
hasFIPSCode 56007
hasMajorEconomicSector energy production
ranching
tourism
hasNaturalResource coal
natural gas
oil
hasProtectedArea Elk Mountain (Wyoming)
Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest
Seminoe State Park
hasRiver Encampment River NERFINISHED
Little Snake River
North Platte River
historicalIndustry coal mining
railroad services
knownFor coal mining
railroad development
locatedIn southern Wyoming
namedFor coal (carbon)
partOf Wyoming Territory (historical)
linked to: Wyoming Territory
populationDensity sparsely populated
state Wyoming
subdivisionOf State of Wyoming
linked to: Wyoming

United States of America
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 80
U.S. Route 30
Union Pacific Railroad

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Wyoming Territory hasPart Carbon County
Yellowstone County borderedBy Carbon County
Southwestern Wyoming contains Carbon County (southern and western parts)
linked to: Carbon County
Converse County borderedBy Carbon County
Stillwater County borderedBy Carbon County