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The Nevada PortalPanorama of the Ruby Mountains from Lamoille Summit along Nevada State Route 227 (2013)
![]() The Flag of Nevada Nevada (/nɪˈvædə/ ⓘ niv-AD-ə, Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, including three of the state's four largest incorporated cities. Nevada's capital is Carson City. Las Vegas is the largest city in the state. Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance of silver to its history and economy. It is also known as the "Battle Born State" because it achieved statehood during the Civil War (the words "Battle Born" also appear on its state flag); due to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Union benefited immensely from the support of newly awarded statehood by the infusion of the monetary support of nearly $400 million in silver ore generated at the time by the Comstock Lode. It is also known as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State". The name means "snowy" in Spanish, referring to Nevada's small overlap with the Sierra Nevada mountain range; however, the rest of Nevada is largely desert and semi-arid, much of it within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada lie on the western edge. About 86% of the state's land is managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military. American Indians of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabit what is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the region Nevada (snowy) because of the snow which covered the mountains in winter, similar to the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The area formed part of Alta California's territory within the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which gained independence as Mexico in 1821. The United States annexed the area in 1848 after its victory in the Mexican–American War, and it was incorporated as part of Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation of Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, as the second of two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first being West Virginia). (Full article...)
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Name | Type | County | Population (2020) |
Population (2010) |
Change | Land area (2020) |
Population density | Incorporation date | |
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sq mi | km2 | ||||||||
Boulder City | City | Clark | 14,885 | 15,023 | −0.9% | 208.52 | 540.1 | 71.4/sq mi (27.6/km2) | October 1, 1959 |
Reno† | City | Washoe | 264,165 | 225,221 | +17.3% | 108.77 | 281.7 | 2,428.7/sq mi (937.7/km2) | March 16, 1903 |
Caliente | City | Lincoln | 990 | 1,130 | −12.4% | 1.87 | 4.8 | 529.4/sq mi (204.4/km2) | October 1, 1959 |
Carlin | City | Elko | 2,050 | 2,368 | −13.4% | 10.44 | 27.0 | 196.4/sq mi (75.8/km2) | October 22, 1925 |
Carson City‡ | — | None | 58,639 | 55,274 | +6.1% | 144.66 | 374.7 | 405.4/sq mi (156.5/km2) | March 1, 1875 |
Elko† | City | Elko | 20,564 | 18,297 | +12.4% | 17.64 | 45.7 | 1,165.8/sq mi (450.1/km2) | March 14, 1917 |
Ely† | City | White Pine | 3,924 | 4,255 | −7.8% | 7.64 | 19.8 | 513.6/sq mi (198.3/km2) | July 20, 1907 |
Fallon† | City | Churchill | 9,327 | 8,606 | +8.4% | 3.63 | 9.4 | 2,569.4/sq mi (992.1/km2) | December 18, 1908 |
Fernley | City | Lyon | 22,895 | 19,368 | +18.2% | 122.12 | 316.3 | 187.5/sq mi (72.4/km2) | July 1, 2001 |
Henderson | City | Clark | 317,610 | 257,729 | +23.2% | 107.73 | 279.0 | 2,948.2/sq mi (1,138.3/km2) | June 8, 1953 |
Las Vegas† | City | Clark | 641,903 | 583,756 | +10.0% | 135.81 | 351.7 | 4,726.5/sq mi (1,824.9/km2) | March 16, 1905 |
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