Nevada, US

Nevada: State of the United States of America

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Quick Facts about Nevada

Population :	3,138,259
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Nevada
Area :	286380 km²
Water as percent of area :	0.72%
Land as percent of area :	99.28%
Continent :	North America
Legislative body :	Nevada Legislature
Named for :	Sierra Nevada
Altitude :	5,499 feet / 1676 meters
Capital :	Carson City
Establishment :	October 10, 1864 (158 years ago)
Time Zone :	Pacific Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, America/Los_Angeles
Local time :	05:52:41 (3rd February 2023)

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Geography

Nevada is located at 39°15'1"N 116°45'4"W (39.2502100, -116.7511900). It has 5 neighbors: California, Utah, Arizona, Idaho and Oregon.

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The largest city of Nevada is Las Vegas with a population of 662,368. Other cities include, Henderson population 329,172, North Las Vegas population 260,098, Reno population 259,290 and Sparks population 106,900. See all Nevada cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Nevada (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Nevada.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Las Vegas	City in and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States	Clark	662,368
Henderson	City in Nevada	Clark	329,172
North Las Vegas	City in Nevada	Clark	260,098
Reno	County seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States	Washoe	259,290
Paradise	Town in Nevada, USA	Clark	223,167
Sunrise Manor	Census designated place	Clark	189,372
Spring Valley	Village in New York, United States	Clark	178,395
Sparks	City in Washoe County, Nevada, United States	Washoe	106,900
Carson City	Independent city in and capital of Nevada, United States	Carson City	56,034
Whitney	Art museum in New York City	Clark	38,585
Pahrump	Census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated town in Nye County, Nevada	Nye	36,441
Winchester	Nevada township	Clark	27,978
Fernley	City in Lyon County, Nevada, United States	Lyon	21,926
Elko	City in Elko County, Nevada, United States	Elko	20,531
Mesquite	City in Nevada	Clark	20,438
Boulder City	City in Clark County, Nevada	Clark	16,207

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Official website of Nevada

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Nevada has 5 neighbours.

California state of the United States of America
Utah state of the United States of America
Arizona state of the United States of America
Idaho state of the United States of America
Oregon state of the United States of America

Douglas County
Churchill County
Washoe County
Lyon County
Clark County
Storey County
Nye County
Humboldt County
Lander County
Mineral County
White Pine County
Lincoln County
Eureka County
Carson City
Esmeralda County
Elko County
Pershing County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1910	81,875	-	census
1920	77,407	-5.77%	census
1930	91,058	14.99%	census
1940	110,247	17.41%	census
1950	160,083	31.13%	census
1960	285,278	43.89%	census
1970	488,738	41.63%	census
1980	800,493	38.95%	census
1990	1,201,833	33.39%	census
2000	1,998,257	39.86%	census
2010	2,700,551	26.01%	census
2011	2,712,730	0.45%	estimation process
2012	2,743,996	1.14%	estimation process
2013	2,775,970	1.15%	estimation process
2014	2,817,628	1.48%	estimation process
2015	2,866,939	1.72%	estimation process
2016	2,917,563	1.74%	estimation process
2017	2,969,905	1.76%	estimation process
2018	3,027,341	1.9%	estimation process
2019	3,080,156	1.71%	estimation process
2020	3,138,259	1.85%	estimation process

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People born in Nevada (38)

People born in Nevada, including politician Richard Kirman, Sr., screenwriter and director C. Jay Cox, musician Ralph Peña, .

List

Hal Patino (American musician) he was born in 01/01/2000
James E. Casey (American businessman) he was born in 29/03/1888
James Fife, Jr. (United States Navy admiral) he was born in 22/01/1897
Thomas N. Heffron (American actor (1872-1951)) he was born in 13/06/1872
Robert Joseph Bandoni (Canadian mycologist (1926-2009)) he was born in 09/11/1926
Buster Warenski (Custom knifemaker) he was born in 05/06/1942
Chris Cox (American DJ and musician)
Doris Dawson (American actress) she was born in 16/04/1909
Elijah Carson Hart (American politician) he was born in 01/01/1854
Frank Gomez (American martial artist) he was born in 31/03/1986
Frankie Sue Del Papa (Nevada politician) she was born in 21/09/1949
Kandi Cox (American movie actress) she was born in 23/05/1965
Olinto M. Barsanti (Recipient of the Purple Heart medal) he was born in 11/11/1917
Pete Sorenson (American politician) he was born in 01/01/1951
Reno Browne (American actress (1921-1991)) she was born in 20/04/1921
Ronald J. Bath (U.S. Air Force general) he was born in 04/11/1944
Timmy Cruz (singer) she was born in 01/01/1976
Zane Floyd (Mass murderer) he was born in 20/09/1975

Other places with the same name (6)

Nevada , Missouri town in Vernon County, Missouri, United States with a population of 8,196 people.
Nevada , Iowa town in Story County, Iowa, United States with a population of 6,682 people.
Nevada , Texas city in Collin County, Texas, United States with a population of 1,327 people.
Nevada , Ohio village in Ohio, United States with a population of 727 people.
Nevada , Illinois human settlement in United States of America with a population of 215 people.

Nevada Counties (more)

Clark County

Clark County, county in Nevada, United States

Washoe County

Washoe County, county in Nevada, United States

Lyon County

Lyon County, county in Nevada, United States

County Name	Population
Clark County	2,315,963
Washoe County	477,082
Lyon County	58,319
Elko County	53,006
Douglas County	49,088
Nye County	48,054
Churchill County	25,363
Humboldt County	16,962
White Pine County	9,466
Pershing County	6,573
Lander County	5,514
Lincoln County	5,159
Mineral County	4,518
Storey County	4,207
Eureka County	2,065
Esmeralda County	886