Portal:Nevada

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

Nevada (/nəˈvædə/ nə-VAD-ə; Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by 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 a presidency held by 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 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 part of Alta California'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 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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State Route 375 (SR 375) is a 98.414-mile (158.382 km) state highway in Nye and Lincoln counties in south-central Nevada, United States. The highway stretches from State Route 318 at Crystal Springs northwest to U.S. Route 6 (US 6) at Warm Springs. The route travels through mostly unoccupied desert terrain, with much of its alignment paralleling the northern edges of the Nellis Air Force Range. The road originally traversed through what is now the northern reaches of the air force range in the 1930s, when it was previously designated State Route 25A and later part of State Route 25.

The top-secret Area 51 government base is near SR 375, and many travelers have reported UFO observations and other strange alien activity along this road. Such stories prompted the state to officially designate the route as the Extraterrestrial Highway in 1996. The small town of Rachel, located near the midpoint of the highway, caters to tourists, geocachers, and UFO seekers with alien-themed businesses. Although the area receives some tourism due to alleged extraterrestrial activity, SR 375 remains a lightly traveled route. (Full article...)

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The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in The Hangover trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, and Jeffrey Tambor. It tells the story of Phil Wenneck (Cooper), Stu Price (Helms), Alan Garner (Galifianakis), and Doug Billings (Bartha), who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug's impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan wake up with Doug missing and no memory of the previous night's events, and must find the groom before the wedding can take place.

Lucas and Moore wrote the script after executive producer Chris Bender's friend disappeared and had a large bill after being sent to a strip club. After Lucas and Moore sold it to the studio for $2 million, Phillips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and also including boxer Mike Tyson. Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days, and during filming, the three main actors (Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis) formed a real friendship. (Full article...)

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Image 1Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 2MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 3Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 4Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 5Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 6Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 7U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 8Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 9State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 10Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 11Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 12The 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 13Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 14U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 15Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 16Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 17East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 18The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 19Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 20Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 21Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
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- Non-Hispanic White
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    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)
Image 22Map 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 23The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 24Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 25Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 26Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 27A 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 28Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 29Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 30The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 31A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 32Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 33Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 34Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 35Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 36The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 37The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 38Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 39State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 40Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 41East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 42MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 43Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 44Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 45The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 46Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 47Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 48A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 49Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 50Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 51The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 52Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 53Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 54Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 55Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 56A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 57Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 58Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 59Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 60A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 61Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 62Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 63Goldstrike (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 64Goldstrike (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 65The 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 66The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 67The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 68The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 69Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)

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... that KQLO, the antecedent of today's KIHM, was established after its founder drove from Nevada to Vermont and found no Catholic radio stations on the trip?
... that a Nevada radio station named "Sexy" blew into town with a windstorm?
... that Pat Lundvall was the first female chair of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, but garnered controversy for some of her decisions relating to mixed martial arts?

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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

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