Nevada ( nə-VAD-ə; Spanish: [neˈβaða] ⓘ) is a state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern 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 and the 32nd-most populous U.S. state. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's population live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area. 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; as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State". 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).
Nevada is known for its libertarian laws. In 1940, with a population of just over 110,000 people, Nevada was by far the least-populated state, with less than half the population of the next least-populous state, Wyoming. However, legalized gambling and lenient marriage and divorce laws transformed Nevada into a major tourist destination in the 20th century. Nevada is the only U.S. state where prostitution is legal, though it is illegal in its most populated regions – Clark County (Las Vegas), Washoe County (Reno) and Carson City (which, as an independent city, is not within the boundaries of any county). The tourism industry remains Nevada's largest employer, with mining continuing as a substantial sector of the economy: Nevada is the fourth-largest producer of gold in the world. (Full article...)
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- History of Nevada
- Nevada Test Site
- Downtown Las Vegas
- Las Vegas
- Reno, Nevada
- Clark County, Nevada
- Henderson, Nevada
- Las Vegas Valley
- Sparks, Nevada
- LGBT rights in Nevada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada
- Prostitution in Nevada
- Las Vegas Strip
- Bellagio (resort)
- Circus Circus Las Vegas
- Rat Pack
- Flamingo Las Vegas
- Casino (1995 film)
- Mount Rose (Nevada)
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Sam Boyd Stadium
- Area 51
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Mustang Ranch
- Nevada Wolf Pack football
- Laughlin, Nevada
- Elko, Nevada
- Table Mountain Wilderness
- List of governors of Nevada
- Nevada State Prison
- Carson City, Nevada
- High Roller (Stratosphere)
- Celine (2011 concert residency)
- Hidden Cave
- Mojave Desert
- Black Rock Desert
- Desert tortoise
- Great Basin
- Lake Tahoe
- Lake Lahontan
- Lake Mead
- Truckee River
- Rachel, Nevada
- Cannabis in Nevada
- Carson River
- Fort Churchill State Historic Park
- Andre Agassi
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Bryce Harper
- Meaghan Martin
- Tony Mendez
- Harry Reid
- Daveigh Chase
- Kyle Busch
- Brandon Flowers
- DeMarco Murray
- Jenny Lewis
- Piper's Opera House
- Sedan (nuclear test)
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
- Empetrichthys latos
- Anaconda Copper Mine (Nevada)
- Pioneer, Nevada
- Area15
- Adventuredome
- The Hangover
- Cortez Gold Mine
- Stateline, Nevada
- Ruby Mountains
- McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon
- 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada
- 2020 United States presidential election in Nevada
- High Roller (Ferris wheel)
- University of Nevada, Reno
- The Strat (Las Vegas)
- Fontainebleau Las Vegas
- Giga Nevada
- Gold mining in Nevada
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Image 1Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
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Image 2Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
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Image 3Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
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Image 4Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
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Image 5Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
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Image 6Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
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Image 7Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
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Image 8The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
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Image 9Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
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Image 10A 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)
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Image 11Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 13Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
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Image 14Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
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Image 15The 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)
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Image 16Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
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Image 17Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
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Image 18Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
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Image 19Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
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Image 212024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Nevada Democratic Republican (from Nevada)
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Image 22Goldstrike (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)
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Image 23U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
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Image 24Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from History of Nevada)
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Image 25Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
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Image 26MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
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Image 27Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
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Image 28A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
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Image 29The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 30State route shield (from Nevada)
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Image 31Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 32Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
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Image 33Party Registration by County in Nevada (February 2025): Republican ≥ 30% Republican ≥ 40% Republican ≥ 50% Republican ≥ 60% Unaffiliated ≥ 30% (from Nevada)
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Image 34East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
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Image 35Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Non-Hispanic White
30–40%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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(from Nevada)
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Image 38Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
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Image 39Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 40Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 42A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
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Image 43Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
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Image 44The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
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Image 45MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
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Image 46Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
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Image 49Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 51The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 54U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
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Image 55The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
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Image 56Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 57East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
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Image 58Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
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Image 59Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
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Image 61Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
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Image 62Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Non-Hispanic White
30–40%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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(from Nevada)
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Image 63The 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)
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Image 64A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
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Image 65Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
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Image 66A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
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Image 672024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Nevada Democratic Republican (from Nevada)
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Image 68Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
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Image 70Party Registration by County in Nevada (February 2025): Republican ≥ 30% Republican ≥ 40% Republican ≥ 50% Republican ≥ 60% Unaffiliated ≥ 30% (from Nevada)
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Image 71Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
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Image 74Goldstrike (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)
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Image 75The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
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Image 76Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
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Image 77State route shield (from Nevada)
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Image 78Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
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| Name
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Type
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County
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Population
(2020)
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Population
(2010)
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Change
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Land area
(2020)
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Population density
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Incorporation date
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| sq mi
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km2
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| Boulder City |
City |
Clark |
14,885
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15,023
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−0.9% |
208.52
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540.1 |
71.4/sq mi (27.6/km2) |
October 1, 1959
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| Reno† |
City |
Washoe |
264,165
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225,221
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+17.3% |
108.77
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281.7 |
2,428.7/sq mi (937.7/km2) |
March 16, 1903
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| Caliente |
City |
Lincoln |
990
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1,130
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−12.4% |
1.87
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4.8 |
529.4/sq mi (204.4/km2) |
October 1, 1959
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| Carlin |
City |
Elko |
2,050
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2,368
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−13.4% |
10.44
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27.0 |
196.4/sq mi (75.8/km2) |
October 22, 1925
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| Carson City‡ |
— |
None |
58,639
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55,274
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+6.1% |
144.66
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374.7 |
405.4/sq mi (156.5/km2) |
March 1, 1875
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| Elko† |
City |
Elko |
20,564
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18,297
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+12.4% |
17.64
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45.7 |
1,165.8/sq mi (450.1/km2) |
March 14, 1917
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| Ely† |
City |
White Pine |
3,924
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4,255
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−7.8% |
7.64
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19.8 |
513.6/sq mi (198.3/km2) |
July 20, 1907
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| Fallon† |
City |
Churchill |
9,327
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8,606
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+8.4% |
3.63
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9.4 |
2,569.4/sq mi (992.1/km2) |
December 18, 1908
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| Fernley |
City |
Lyon |
22,895
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19,368
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+18.2% |
122.12
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316.3 |
187.5/sq mi (72.4/km2) |
July 1, 2001
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| Henderson |
City |
Clark |
317,610
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257,729
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+23.2% |
107.73
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279.0 |
2,948.2/sq mi (1,138.3/km2) |
June 8, 1953
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| Las Vegas† |
City |
Clark |
641,903
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583,756
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+10.0% |
135.81
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351.7 |
4,726.5/sq mi (1,824.9/km2) |
March 16, 1905
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‡ State capital and independent city
† County seat
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