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Panorama of the Ruby Mountains from Lamoille Summit along Nevada State Route 227 (2013)

Nevada (/nəˈvædəˌ -vɑː-/ ^ⓘ nə-VAD-ə, -⁠VAH-, Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, including three of the state's four largest incorporated cities. Nevada's capital is Carson City. Las Vegas is the largest city in the state.

Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance of silver to its history and economy. It is also known as the "Battle Born State" because it achieved statehood during the Civil War (the words "Battle Born" also appear on its state flag); due to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Union benefited immensely from the support of newly awarded statehood by the infusion of the monetary support of nearly $400 million in silver ore generated at the time by the Comstock Lode. It is also known as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State". The state's name means "snowy" in Spanish, referring to Nevada's small overlap with the Sierra Nevada mountain range; however, the rest of Nevada is largely desert and semi-arid, much of it within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada lie on the western edge. About 86% of the state's land is managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military.

American Indians of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabit what is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the region Nevada (snowy) because of the snow which covered the mountains in winter, similar to the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The area formed from mostly Alta California and part of Nuevo México's territory within the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which gained independence as Mexico in 1821. The United States annexed the area in 1848 after its victory in the Mexican–American War, and it was incorporated as part of the New Mexico and Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation of Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, as the second of two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first being West Virginia). (Full article...)

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The 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 was the third stock car race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was held on March 2, 2008, before a crowd of 153,000 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, an intermediate track that holds NASCAR races. The 267-lap race was won by Carl Edwards of the Roush Fenway Racing team, who started from second position. Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second and Edwards's teammate Greg Biffle was third.

Kyle Busch, the pre-race Drivers' Championship leader over Ryan Newman, won the pole position with the fastest overall lap time in the qualifying session. Busch led the first twenty laps until he was passed by Edwards. He held the lead until the first green-flag pit stops and regained the position after the stops ended. Busch retook the lead on lap 81 and held it until he was passed by Matt Kenseth. Jeff Gordon took over the lead on lap 163, before Earnhardt became the leader on the 181st lap and maintained this position until Edwards regained it 14 laps later. The race was stopped for 17 minutes when Gordon crashed on lap 262, and car parts were strewn into the path of other drivers, requiring officials to clean the track. Edwards maintained the lead at the restart and held it to win the race. There were 11 cautions and 19 lead changes by nine different drivers during the race. (Full article...)

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Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. It is the fifth most populous city in Nevada. It is named after John Sparks, Nevada governor (1903–1908), and a member of the Silver Party.

Sparks is located within the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 2Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 3Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 4Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 5The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 6Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
Image 7Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 8The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 9Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 10Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 11Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 12The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 13A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 14Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 15Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 16Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 17Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 18The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 19Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 20A burro-drawn wagon hauling lumber and supplies into Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevada's largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. (from History of Nevada)
Image 21MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 22Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 23Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 24Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 25Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 26A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 27Mount Charleston (from Nevada)

Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census

Legend

Non-Hispanic White

30–40%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

(from Nevada)

Image 29Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from History of Nevada)
Image 30Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 31Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 32The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 33A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 34Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 35Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 36Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 37Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
Image 38Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 39U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 40U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 41Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 42Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 43Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 44MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 45Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 46Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)
Image 47Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 48Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 49Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 50Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 51The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 52A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 53Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 54Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 55The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 56Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 57Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 58Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 59State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 60Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 61Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 62The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 63Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 64Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 65East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 66Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 67East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 68Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 69The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 70The Nevada 1861 territory boundary (blue) changed three times: 1864 statehood shifted eastern border from 39th to 38th meridian, 1866 May 5; east border (pink) moved eastward 53.3 mi (85.8 km), from the 38th to 37th meridian, and 1867 January 18; south boundary (yellow) moved from the 37th parallel north southward to the current boundary (14 Stat. 43) (from History of Nevada)
Image 71Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 72Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 73State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 74Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 75The 1931 gambling law helped enable the explosive growth of the Las Vegas area, where the population grew from five thousand in 1930 to over two million by 2013. (from History of Nevada)
Image 76Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 77Nevada quarter (from Nevada)

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... that a Nevada radio station named "Sexy" blew into town with a windstorm?
... that Lincoln Fitzgerald survived a 1949 murder attempt and went on to run three Nevada casinos?
... that in 1974, a hoard of more than 400,000 silver dollars was discovered in Nevada?

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Name	Type	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Change	Land area (2020)		Population density	Incorporation date
Name	Type	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Change	sq mi	km²	Population density	Incorporation date
Boulder City	City	Clark	14,885	15,023	−0.9%	208.52	540.1	71.4/sq mi (27.6/km²)	October 1, 1959
Reno†	City	Washoe	264,165	225,221	+17.3%	108.77	281.7	2,428.7/sq mi (937.7/km²)	March 16, 1903
Caliente	City	Lincoln	990	1,130	−12.4%	1.87	4.8	529.4/sq mi (204.4/km²)	October 1, 1959
Carlin	City	Elko	2,050	2,368	−13.4%	10.44	27.0	196.4/sq mi (75.8/km²)	October 22, 1925
Carson City‡	—	None	58,639	55,274	+6.1%	144.66	374.7	405.4/sq mi (156.5/km²)	March 1, 1875
Elko†	City	Elko	20,564	18,297	+12.4%	17.64	45.7	1,165.8/sq mi (450.1/km²)	March 14, 1917
Ely†	City	White Pine	3,924	4,255	−7.8%	7.64	19.8	513.6/sq mi (198.3/km²)	July 20, 1907
Fallon†	City	Churchill	9,327	8,606	+8.4%	3.63	9.4	2,569.4/sq mi (992.1/km²)	December 18, 1908
Fernley	City	Lyon	22,895	19,368	+18.2%	122.12	316.3	187.5/sq mi (72.4/km²)	July 1, 2001
Henderson	City	Clark	317,610	257,729	+23.2%	107.73	279.0	2,948.2/sq mi (1,138.3/km²)	June 8, 1953
Las Vegas†	City	Clark	641,903	583,756	+10.0%	135.81	351.7	4,726.5/sq mi (1,824.9/km²)	March 16, 1905

‡ State capital and independent city

† County seat

See List of cities in Nevada for a full list.

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