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

Nevada (/nəˈvædə, -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 seventh-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the ninth-least densely populated U.S. state. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's population 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. In 2020, 80.1% of the state's land was managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military.

Native Americans 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 Cal-Neva Lodge & Casino in 1962

Cal Neva Resort & Casino, previously known as the Calneva Resort and Cal-Neva Lodge, is a resort and casino straddling the border between Nevada and California on the shores of Lake Tahoe. The original building was constructed in 1926 and became famous when the national media picked up a story about actress Clara Bow canceling checks she owed to the Cal-Neva worth $13,000 in 1930 ($237,100 today). After burning down in a fire in 1937, the structure was rebuilt in only 30 days. In 1960, entertainer Frank Sinatra purchased the resort with several others, including singer Dean Martin and Chicago mobster Sam Giancana.

Under Sinatra, the Celebrity Room was added alongside a helipad and the property remained open year-round. Sinatra's ownership gradually increased over the following two years until he owned 50%. Giancana's attendance at the property first provoked a rift between Sinatra and shareholder Hank Sanicola, and later resulted in Sinatra's gambling license being suspended by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Sinatra initially leased the property to Jack L. Warner and later in 1968 to a group of investors. It passed through the hands of a series of investment groups until 1976 when it was bought by Kirk Kerkorian. The property closed for renovations in 2013 and has not reopened since. Larry Ellison purchased the property out of bankruptcy in 2018; in 2023 it was sold to McWhinney, a real estate company in Denver, who announced plans to convert it into a hotel. (Full article...)

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Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley.

Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the television series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 2Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 3Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 4A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 5A 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 6Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 7State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 8Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 9Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 10Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 11Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 12Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 13The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 14Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 15The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 16Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 17Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 18Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 19Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 20Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 21Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 22Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)

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

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Non-Hispanic White

30–40%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

(from Nevada)

Image 24Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 25State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 26Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)
Image 27The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 28Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 29Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 30Goldstrike (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 31The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 32The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 33A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 34A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 35Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 36The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 37The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 38The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 39Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 40Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 41Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 42Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 43Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 44Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 45Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 46Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 47Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 48The 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 49Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from History of Nevada)
Image 50Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 51Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 52Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 53Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 54U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 55East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 56Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 57Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 58MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 59The 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 60Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 61Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 62MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 63Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 64Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 65Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 66Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 67Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 68The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 69A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 70Goldstrike (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 71Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 72East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 73U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 74Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 75Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 76Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 77Nevada quarter (from Nevada)

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... that in 1974, a hoard of more than 400,000 silver dollars was discovered in Nevada?
... that Lincoln Fitzgerald survived a 1949 murder attempt and went on to run three Nevada casinos?

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Largest cities

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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