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Panorama of the Ruby Mountains from Lamoille Summit along Nevada State Route 227 (2013)

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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The Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) is a critically endangered species of the family Cyprinodontidae (pupfishes) found only in Devils Hole, a water-filled cavern in the US state of Nevada. It was first described as a species in 1930 and is most closely related to C. nevadensis and the Death Valley pupfish (C. salinus). The age of the species is unknown, with differing analyses offering ranges between one thousand and sixty thousand years. It is a small fish, with maximum lengths of up to 30 mm (1.2 in). Individuals vary in coloration based on age and sex: males are bright metallic blue while females and juveniles are more yellow. A defining trait of this species is its lack of pelvic fins. The pupfish consumes nearly every available food resource at Devils Hole, including beetles, snails, algae, and freshwater crustaceans, with diet varying throughout the year. It is preyed on by the predaceous diving beetle species Neoclypeodytes cinctellus, which was first observed in Devils Hole in 1999 or 2000. Reproduction occurs year-round, with spikes in the spring and fall. Females produce few eggs and the survivorship from egg to adult is low. Individuals live 10–14 months.

Devils Hole is more than 130 m (430 ft) deep, though pupfish are only found in the upper 24 m (80 ft). The water is a constant temperature of 33 °C (91 °F) and dissolved oxygen levels are low. A small, shallowly submerged rock shelf provides critical feeding and spawning habitat for the pupfish. Nearby agricultural irrigation in the 1960s and 1970s caused the water to drop in Devils Hole, resulting in less and less of the shelf remaining submerged. Several court cases ensued, resulting in the Supreme Court case Cappaert v. United States, which determined that the preservation of Devils Hole as a National Monument in 1952 implicitly included preservation of adequate groundwater to maintain the scientific value of the pool and its fauna. Other threats faced by the species include flash floods, earthquakes, and vandalism. (Full article...)

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Gold mining in Nevada, a state of the United States, is a major industry, and one of the largest sources of gold in the world. In 2018 Nevada produced 5,581,160 troy ounces (173.6 tonnes), representing 78% of US gold and 5.0% of the world's production. Total gold production recorded from Nevada from 1835 to 2017 totals 205,931,000 troy ounces (6,405.2 t), worth US$322.6 billion at 2020 values. Much of Nevada's gold production comes from large open pit mining using heap leaching recovery.

The Nevada mining industry supported an average 14,787 direct employees in 2018, with about 75,000 additional jobs related to providing goods and services needed by the mining industry. The average pay for mining industry employees during this time was $97,600 per year, the third highest average private employment sector in the state. (Full article...)

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Image 1Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 2U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 3The 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 4U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 5Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 6Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 7Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 8Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 9Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 10Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 11Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 12Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 13Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 14Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 15Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 16The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 17Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 18Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 19Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 20Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 21Map 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 22A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 23The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 24Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 25A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 26A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 27The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 28Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 29Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 30Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 31The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 32Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 33Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 34The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 35The 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 36Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 37Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 38Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 39State route shield (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 41Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 42East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 43Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 44Goldstrike (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 45MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 46The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 47Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 48Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 49The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 50The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 51Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 52Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 53MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 54Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 55Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 56Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 57East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 58Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 59Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 60Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 61Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 62Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from History of Nevada)
Image 63Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 64Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 65Ranching in Washoe County (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 67Goldstrike (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 68Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 69Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 70The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 71Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 72Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 73Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 74Topographic map of Nevada (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 76The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 77State route shield (from Nevada)

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... that a Nevada radio station named "Sexy" blew into town with a windstorm?
... that in 1974, a hoard of more than 400,000 silver dollars was discovered in Nevada?
... that Lincoln Fitzgerald survived a 1949 murder attempt and went on to run three Nevada casinos?

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Name	Type	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Change	Land area (2020)		Population density	Incorporation date
Name	Type	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Change	sq mi	km²	Population density	Incorporation date
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

‡ State capital and independent city

† County seat

See List of cities in Nevada for a full list.

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