Nevada
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Nickname(s):
The Silver State (official);
The Sagebrush State; The Battle Born State |
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Motto:
All for Our Country
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Anthem: "Home Means Nevada" |
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Country | United States |
Before statehood | Nevada Territory, Utah Territory, Arizona Territory |
Admitted to the Union | October 31, 1864 (36th) |
Capital | Carson City |
Largest city | Las Vegas |
Largest county or equivalent | Clark |
Largest metro and urban areas | Las Vegas Valley |
Government | |
• Governor | Joe Lombardo (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Stavros Anthony (R) |
Legislature | Nevada Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Assembly |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Nevada |
U.S. senators | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) Jacky Rosen (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 3 Democrats 1 Republican (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 110,577 sq mi (286,382 km2) |
• Land | 109,781.18 sq mi (284,332 km2) |
• Water | 791 sq mi (2,048 km2) 0.72% |
• Rank | 7th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 492 mi (787 km) |
• Width | 322 mi (519 km) |
Elevation | 5,500 ft (1,680 m) |
Highest elevation | 13,147 ft (4,007.1 m) |
Lowest elevation | 481 ft (147 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 3,104,614 |
• Rank | 32nd |
• Density | 26.8/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
• Rank | 42nd |
• Median household income | $60,365[3] |
• Income rank | 24th |
Demonym | Nevadan |
Language | |
• Official language | None |
Time zones | |
most of state | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
West Wendover | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
NV
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ISO 3166 code | US-NV |
Traditional abbreviation | Nev. |
Latitude | 35° N to 42° N |
Longitude | 114° 2′ W to 120° W |
Website | nv |
Nevada
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Nickname(s):
The Silver State (official);
The Sagebrush State; The Battle Born State |
|
Motto:
All for Our Country
|
|
Anthem: "Home Means Nevada" |
|
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Nevada Territory, Utah Territory, Arizona Territory |
Admitted to the Union | October 31, 1864 (36th) |
Capital | Carson City |
Largest city | Las Vegas |
Largest county or equivalent | Clark |
Largest metro and urban areas | Las Vegas Valley |
Government | |
• Governor | Joe Lombardo (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Stavros Anthony (R) |
Legislature | Nevada Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Assembly |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Nevada |
U.S. senators | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) Jacky Rosen (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 3 Democrats 1 Republican (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 110,577 sq mi (286,382 km2) |
• Land | 109,781.18 sq mi (284,332 km2) |
• Water | 791 sq mi (2,048 km2) 0.72% |
• Rank | 7th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 492 mi (787 km) |
• Width | 322 mi (519 km) |
Elevation | 5,500 ft (1,680 m) |
Highest elevation | 13,147 ft (4,007.1 m) |
Lowest elevation | 481 ft (147 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 3,104,614 |
• Rank | 32nd |
• Density | 26.8/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
• Rank | 42nd |
• Median household income | $60,365[3] |
• Income rank | 24th |
Demonym | Nevadan |
Language | |
• Official language | None |
Time zones | |
most of state | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
West Wendover | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
NV
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ISO 3166 code | US-NV |
Traditional abbreviation | Nev. |
Latitude | 35° N to 42° N |
Longitude | 114° 2′ W to 120° W |
Website | nv |