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Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. [3] As of the 2020 census , the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley , on the eastern edge of the Carson Range , a branch of the Sierra Nevada , about 30 miles (50 km ...
List of counties in Nevada. There are 16 counties and one independent city in the U.S. state of Nevada. On November 25, 1861, the first Nevada Territorial Legislature established nine counties. [ 1] Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, with 11 counties. [ 1] In 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated into a single ...
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. 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, [1] but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2). [2]
Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada.As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,488. [1] Its county seat is Minden. [2] Douglas County comprises the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Reno–Carson City–Fernley, NV Combined Statistical Area.
History. Ormsby County Courthouse in Carson City. Ormsby County was established in 1861 with creation of Nevada Territory. The county's population dwindled significantly after the gold rush days. By the late 1940s, it was little more than Carson City and a few surrounding hamlets to the west. By the 1960 census, all but 2,900 of the county's ...
Reno metropolitan area, Nevada. The Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Western Nevada, anchored by the cities of Reno and Sparks. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 490,596. [1]
Lyon County, Nevada. / 39.01°N 119.19°W / 39.01; -119.19. Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,235. [1] Lyon County comprises the Fernley, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area which is part of the Reno - Carson City -Fernley, NV Combined Statistical Area .
The U.S. State of Nevada currently has ten statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, three metropolitan statistical areas, and five micropolitan statistical areas in Nevada. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Las Vegas ...