Sheridan, city, seat of Sheridan County, northern Wyoming, at the confluence of Big Goose and Little Goose creeks, near the Bighorn Mountains; incorporated 1884. It is a commercial and railroad center situated in a crop- and livestock-raising and coal-mining area. Major manufactures include processed food and wood products. Tourism is also important to the city's economic base. The Trail End Historic Center, featuring pioneer and Native American artifacts, and a junior college are here, and several dude ranches and Bighorn National Forest are nearby. The community is named for the American Civil War general Philip H. Sheridan. Population 15,146 (1980); 13,900 (1990); 15,804 (2000).
