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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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Location of Nevada within the United States
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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 | 1: Dina Titus (D) 2: Mark Amodei (R) 3: Susie Lee (D) 4: Steven Horsford (D) (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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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
(2024)
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• Total
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 3,267,467[3] |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Density | 26.8/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 42nd |
| • Median household income | $76,400 (2023)[4] |
| • 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 |
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Nevada
|
|
|---|---|
| Nickname(s):
The Silver State (official);
The Sagebrush State; The Battle Born State |
|
| Motto:
All for Our Country
|
|
| Anthem: "Home Means Nevada" |
|
|
Location of Nevada within the United States
|
|
| 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 | 1: Dina Titus (D) 2: Mark Amodei (R) 3: Susie Lee (D) 4: Steven Horsford (D) (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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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
(2024)
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• Total
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3,267,467[3] |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Density | 26.8/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 42nd |
| • Median household income | $76,400 (2023)[4] |
| • 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 |
