Children in Wyoming

It's been another landmark year for Make-A-Wish Wyoming. In 2019, the organization granted wishes for 26 local children battling critical illnesses, pushing the total number of granted wishes to over 600 since the Wyoming chapter was founded in 1985.

Did you know Wyoming doesn't allow parents to use foreign characters in their child's name? If you're Irish, or a big Fox News fan, you can legally name your son O'Reilly. Unfortunately, if you're a Brazilian soccer fan, you're not allowed to name him Pelé...

According to a new study from WalletHub, Wyoming is one of the best states in the country for underpriviledged children. The report analyzed several factors, including income, health care and education. Wyoming tied with Minnesota for the nation's lowest percentage of teenagers who are not attending school or working...

Here's a fascinating fact for you: Wyoming is one of only four states in the country where women are likely to get married before having children. According to the most recent statitics from the United States Census Bureau, the average age for a woman's first marriage in Wyoming is 25...