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Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 municipalities. [3] Nevada's municipalities cover only 1% of the state's land mass but are home to 56.7% of its population. [2] 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 ...
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 ...
The ten United States statistical areas, 16 counties and one independent city of the State of Nevada [a] Combined statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] Core-based statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] County 2023 population (est.) [3] Las Vegas–Henderson, NV CSA: 2,392,293 Las Vegas–Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA ...
The smallest counties and county equivalents (in the 50 states) are the independent cities of Virginia with the extreme being Falls Church at 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km 2; 1,310 acres). [8] If the U.S. territories are included, the smallest county-equivalent is Kingman Reef , with a land area of 0.012 square miles (3.1 ha; 7.7 acres).
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. Nevada has several census-designated places (CDPs) which are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. [1] [2]
In 2022, the estimated population of Nevada was 3,177,772, an increase of 73,158 residents (2.36%) since the 2020 census. [50] Nevada had the highest percentage growth in population from 2017 to 2018. At the 2020 census, 6.0% of the state's population were reported as under 5, 22.5% were under 18, and 16.1% were 65 or older.
This is a list of the 100 most populous of the 3,144 counties in the United States based on the national decennial US census conducted on April 1, 2020, and vintage Census population estimates for July 1, 2023. [1] Many of the counties on the list include major cities or metropolitan areas in all parts of the United States.
This category includes articles on populated places in the United States state of Nevada. Incorporated cities and towns are in Category:Municipalities in Nevada