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The largest municipality by population in Nevada is Las Vegas with 641,903 residents, and the smallest is Caliente with 990 residents. [1] The largest municipality by land area is Boulder City , which spans 208.52 sq mi (540.1 km 2 ), while Lovelock is the smallest at 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km 2 ). [ 2 ]
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.
The population of the region, as measured by the 2020 U.S. Census, is 2,327,680, with 2,265,461 living in the Las Vegas Valley (i.e., Clark County). Over time and influenced by climate change, droughts in Southern Nevada have been increasing in frequency and severity, [2] putting a further strain on Las Vegas's and Southern Nevada’s water ...
Reno founded; named after Union Army officer Jesse Lee Reno. [1] Reno Crescent newspaper begins publication. [2] 1870 – Population: 1,035. 1871 – Washoe County seat relocated to Reno from Washoe City. [3] 1872 – Virginia and Truckee Railroad in operation. 1873 Fire. [1] Court House built. [3] 1874 Nevada State Journal newspaper begins ...
Las Vegas was founded as a city in 1905, when 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks were auctioned in what would become the downtown area. In 1911, Las Vegas was incorporated as a city. [30] Golden Nugget and Pioneer Club along Fremont Street in 1952. The year 1931 was pivotal for Las Vegas.
While Las Vegas in 1940 had a population of 8,422, [4] by 1950, it had increased to 24,624 people. The cornering of the gambling market in the city by suspected mob members sparked a two-year investigation by Senator Estes Kefauver and his Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce in 1950–51.
Using information from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, Spokeo analyzed the proliferation of area codes and how they are assigned
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.