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Frannie is a town in Big Horn and Park counties in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The population was 157 at the 2010 census. In 1894, Frannie's post office opened. Postmaster Morris, the town's first postmaster, had a daughter named Frannie, and the town was named after her. Until 1954, the legal status of Frannie was that of an unincorporated area taking in parts of Big Horn and Park Counties. In 1954, the town was incorporated. Under Wyoming law (WS 15-3-101), Frannie now has the status of an incorporated town having less than 4,000 people. The town has a mayor-council form of government in which the governing body comprises the mayor and the council, together. The governing body has authority over the budget, other fiscal matters, and other major issues affecting the town. The current mayor is John R. ("Jack") Cordner,〔http://franniewy.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=B_JOB&SEC=〕〔Mayoral races It's Morrison in Lovell, Cordner in Frannie; George, Peterson, Yates also elected; ''The Lovell Chronicle'', Lovell, Wyo., Nov. 4, 2010, p. 1〕 whose current term expires during January 2015. As of September 2011, Frannie had six employees: One full-time, three part-time, and two part-time seasonal (May – October) Frannie receives natural gas service from Frannie-Deaver Utilities, a privately held company in Frannie. Since 1955 the town has provided municipal (potable) water service. In 2000 the town installed a sanitary sewer system. The town contracts for its trash collection and fire-fighting services. Fire protection is provided by the Big Horn County Fire District #5 in Deaver, Wyoming. Police coverage is provided primarily by the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office. ==Geography== Frannie is located at (44.969738, -108.620340). US Highway 310 (locally known as "Ash St.") is the main road through the town. All but 19 of the town's population is found east of US 310. The town is also located two miles south of the Montana border and is the northernmost town in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin—a mountain desert region which relies on a network of canals and pipelines to provide irrigation and potable water for the population, farming, and ranching activities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt )〕 The Town boundaries, at its eastern end, follow the Sage/Frannie Creek. Among Wyoming towns Frannie has a unique geographic characteristic: It is the only Town having boundaries which include parts of two counties—Big Horn (pop. 138) and Park (pop. 19.) Accordingly visitors to Frannie are greeted with a welcoming sign which includes the phrase "Biggest Little Town In Wyoming." Locals say this designation is because "it took two counties to hold our town!" Included in the Park County portion of Frannie is the post office and two of the town's three businesses. The Town Hall is located within the Big Horn County portion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frannie, Wyoming」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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