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Washoe County (/ ˈ w ɒ ʃ oʊ /) is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 486,492, [1] making it Nevada's second-most populous county. Its county seat is Reno. [2] Washoe County is included in the Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In Washoe County, which includes Reno, the sales tax rate is 7.725%, due to county option rates for flood control, the ReTRAC train trench project, and mass transit, and an additional county rate approved under the Local Government Tax Act of 1991. [143] The minimum Nevada sales tax rate changed on July 1, 2009. [144]
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 ...
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 ]
The $725M sales tax abatement was particularly important, as 5 other states charge no sales tax at all, and 34 states (including Arizona and Texas) don't charge sales tax on manufacturing equipment. [ 36 ] [ 47 ] With a tax base of $1.9 billion and an incentive package of $1.25 billion, the projected result was calculated as a tax-per-abatement ...
In counties where the Unincorporated Town Government Law does not apply, a town board may be established for an unincorporated town, either by initiative petition or act of the county commissioners. [11] The five-member board is elected by residents. [12] The county commission may levy a property tax of up to 1.5% on all property in the town. [13]
Gardner was arrested for alleged domestic battery and battery with a deadly weapon, according to the Washoe County Sheriff's Department. Jail or Agency: Washoe County Detention Center; State: Nevada; Date arrested or booked: 4/12/2016; Date of death: 4/20/2016; Age at death: 34; Sources: Washoe County
Washoe Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. [2] It corresponds closely to the unincorporated community of New Washoe City . The population was 3,019 at the 2010 census . [ 3 ]