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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 landlocked state in the Western 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 extensive number of mountain ranges capped with snow in winter, which help make Nevada among the highest US states by mean altitude. These include the Carson Range portion of the Sierra Nevada (and about 1/3 of Lake Tahoe by surface area), as well as the Toiyabe Range, Ruby Mountains, and Spring Mountains (which exemplify the sky islands of the Great Basin montane forests), in western, central, northeastern, and southern Nevada, respectively. Nevada is the driest U.S. state, both lying in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada and receiving among the highest solar irradiance of any U.S. state, and is thus largely desert and semi-arid. Nevada comprises the majority of the Great Basin, as well as a large portion of the Mojave Desert. 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 2011 Kobalt Tools 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 6, 2011, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps, it was the third race of the 2011 season. Carl Edwards, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, won the race. Tony Stewart finished second and Juan Pablo Montoya finished third.

Polesitter Matt Kenseth maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Greg Biffle, who started in the fourth position on the grid, remained behind him. On the 8th lap, the first caution was given because Robby Gordon spun sideways. Following the second caution, Stewart became the leader, and increased his lead to 6.5 seconds by lap 95. Late in the race, Stewart was given a penalty for speeding on pit road, giving the lead to Edwards. Edwards remained the leader to win for the second time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Full article...)

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The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, 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, 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 Doug 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 1Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 2Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 3The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 4Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 5East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 6Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 7Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 8Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 9Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 10Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 11The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 122024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Nevada
Democratic
Republican
(from Nevada)
Image 13Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 14Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 15Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 16The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 172024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Nevada
Democratic
Republican
(from Nevada)
Image 18Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 19A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 20Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 21The 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 22The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 23Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 24A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 25Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 26Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 27Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 28Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 29A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 30Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 31Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 32Goldstrike (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 33Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)
Image 34A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 35The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 36State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 37Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from History of Nevada)
Image 38The 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 39Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 40Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 41Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 42The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 43Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 44Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)
Image 45East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 46Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 47U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 48Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 49The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 50Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 51Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 52Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 53State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 54MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 55Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 56Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 57Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 58A 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 59The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 60Party Registration by County in Nevada (February 2025):
  Republican ≥ 30%
  Republican ≥ 40%
  Republican ≥ 50%
  Republican ≥ 60%
  Unaffiliated ≥ 30%
(from Nevada)
Image 61Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 62Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 63Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 64Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 65Party Registration by County in Nevada (February 2025):
  Republican ≥ 30%
  Republican ≥ 40%
  Republican ≥ 50%
  Republican ≥ 60%
  Unaffiliated ≥ 30%
(from Nevada)
Image 66Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 67Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 68The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 69Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 70Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 71Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 72Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 73Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 74Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 75Goldstrike (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 76U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 77Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 78MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 79The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)

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... that in 1974, a hoard of more than 400,000 silver dollars was discovered in Nevada?
... that a Nevada radio station once had a show that played Tongan music?
... 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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