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Nevada (/nəˈvædəˌ -vɑː-/ ^ⓘ nə-VAD-ə, -⁠VAH-, Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States. It borders 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 state's 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 from mostly Alta California and part of Nuevo México'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 the New Mexico and 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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Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km²). Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 municipalities. Nevada's municipalities cover only 1% of the state's land mass but are home to 56.7% of its population.

Municipalities in the state are legally described as cities, except for the state capital Carson City, which has no legal description but is considered an independent city as it is not located in any county. To incorporate, a petition for incorporation can be made to the board of county commissioners, who consider numerous geographic, demographic, and economic factors. Cities are categorized by population for the purpose of determining the number of wards and council election structure as well as the number of city clerks: cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants are in population category one, cities with 5,000 or more but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants are in population category two, and cities having fewer than 5,000 inhabitants are in population category three. Cities are responsible for providing local services such as fire and police protection, road maintenance, water distribution, and sewer maintenance. (Full article...)

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The Nevada 1861 territory boundary (blue) changed three times: 1864 statehood shifted eastern border from 39th to 38th meridian, 1866 May 5; east border (pink) moved eastward 53.3 mi (85.8 km), from the 38th to 37th meridian, and 1867 January 18; south boundary (yellow) moved from the 37th parallel north southward to the current boundary (14 Stat. 43)

The History of Nevada as a state began when it became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph). Statehood was rushed to help ensure three electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln's reelection and add to the Republican congressional majorities.

Nevada's harsh but rich environment shaped its history and culture. Before 1858 small Mormon settlements existed along the border of Utah, with the western part stumbling along until the great silver strikes beginning in 1858 created boom towns and fabulous fortunes. After the beginning of the 20th century, profits declined while progressive reformers sought to curb capitalism. They imagined a civilized Nevada of universities, lofty idealism, and social reform. But an economic bust during the 1910s and disillusionment from failures at social reform and a population decline of nearly one-fourth meant that by 1920 Nevada had degenerated into a "beautiful desert of buried hopes." The boom returned when big-time gambling arrived in 1931, and with good transportation (especially to California metropolitan areas), the nation's easiest divorce laws, and a speculative get-rich-quick spirit, Nevada had a boom-and-bust economy that was mostly boom until the worldwide financial crisis of 2008 revealed extravagant speculation in housing and casinos on an epic scale. (Full article...)

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Image 1Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 2Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 3Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 4Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 5Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 6Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 7Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 8State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 9Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 10The 1931 gambling law helped enable the explosive growth of the Las Vegas area, where the population grew from five thousand in 1930 to over two million by 2013. (from History of Nevada)
Image 11Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 12Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 13The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 14Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 15Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 16The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 17Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 18Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 19Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 20Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
Image 21Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 22The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 23Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 24Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 25The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 26Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 27Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 28Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 29A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 30The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 31Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 32Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 33Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 34Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 35Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
Image 36Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 37Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 38The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 39Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 40A burro-drawn wagon hauling lumber and supplies into Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevada's largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. (from History of Nevada)
Image 41Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 42Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 43Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 44Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 45A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 46The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 47Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 48Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 49East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 50Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 51The Nevada 1861 territory boundary (blue) changed three times: 1864 statehood shifted eastern border from 39th to 38th meridian, 1866 May 5; east border (pink) moved eastward 53.3 mi (85.8 km), from the 38th to 37th meridian, and 1867 January 18; south boundary (yellow) moved from the 37th parallel north southward to the current boundary (14 Stat. 43) (from History of Nevada)
Image 52Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 53U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 54Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 55State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 56Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 57A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 58East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 59Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from History of Nevada)
Image 60Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 61Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 62Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 63Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 64U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 65MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 66A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 67MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 68The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 69The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 70Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 71Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 72Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 73The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 74Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 75Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)
Image 76Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 77Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)

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... that in 1974, a hoard of more than 400,000 silver dollars was discovered in Nevada?
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... that a Nevada radio station named "Sexy" blew into town with a windstorm?

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