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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.
High Desert is one of the largest prisons in the United States, and is a medium security facility. High Desert is structurally the most secure prison in the Nevada Department of Corrections. [citation needed] In September 2024, Nevada's death row inmates were transferred to High Desert State Prison from Ely State Prison. As a result High Desert ...
Boundary Peak is the highest summit in the U.S. State of Nevada. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [Notes 1] of the U.S. State of Nevada. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
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 municipal government known as ...
This category is for all current and historic military facilities located in the State of Nevada Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
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-Henderson, NV CSA , comprising the area around Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas .
She was confirmed by the Nevada Senate on October 19, 2020. [6] In 2021, the Nevada Department of Public Safety announced that the agency would rebrand from the Nevada Highway Patrol to the Nevada State Police. [7] In February 2021, the Nevada State Police seized $87,000 from a combat veteran without alleging any crimes.
The Nevada Consolidated Copper Company had numerous mines in the region and was seeking a partner to create a smelter in the area. [4] The Cumberland and Ely Mining Corporation had acquired 8 square miles (21 km 2) of land near the ranch [3] and thought it would be ideal for a smelter location due to access to a plentiful water source. [4]