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In 1918, Washoe County elected the first woman elected to the Nevada Legislature, Sadie Hurst, a Republican. [6] As of 2013, "Washoe County is the first school district in the state to offer Paiute classes," offering an elective course in the Paiute language at Spanish Springs High School [7] and North Valleys High School.
Sun Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. [1] The population was 19,299 at the 2010 census. [3] It is north of Reno and is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1864, Washoe County was consolidated with Roop County, and Lake's Crossing became the county's largest town. Lake had earned himself the title "founder of Reno". [ 9 ] Once the railroad station was established, the town of Reno officially came into being on May 9, 1868. [ 10 ]
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Although it originally spanned the Lyon/Washoe County line, a county boundary change in 2005 left it entirely in Lyon County. [ 12 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 128.8 square miles (333.7 km 2 ), of which 122.1 square miles (316.3 km 2 ) is land and 6.7 square miles (17.4 km 2 ), or 5.22%, is water.
The Washoe County School District (WCSD) is a public school district providing public education to students in all parts of Washoe County, Nevada, including the cities of Reno and Sparks, and the unincorporated communities of Verdi, Incline Village, Sun Valley and Gerlach. [3]
The latest numbers from Nevada’s Secretary of State show Republicans with a roughly 7,000-person lead in registered voters over Democrats out of 311,000 voters overall. That’s up from a ...
Lake County, Nevada, one of the original nine counties formed in 1861. Renamed Roop County in 1862. Part became Lassen County, California in 1864. Nevada remainder annexed in 1883 to Washoe county. [1] Ormsby County, Nevada, one of the original nine counties formed in 1861. Consolidated in 1969 with the county seat, Carson City, forming the ...