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

Nevada (/nəˈvædəˌ -vɑː-/ ^ⓘ nə-VAD-ə, -⁠VAH-, Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a landlocked state in the Western region of the 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 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 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 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 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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Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us was an American Facebook event that took place on and around September 20, 2019, in the desert surrounding Area 51, a highly-classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range.

The event, created as a sardonic shitpost by Matty Roberts on June 27, 2019, asked Facebook users to band together and raid the site in a search for extraterrestrial life that conspiracy lore claims may be concealed inside. More than 2 million people responded "going" and 1.5 million "interested" on the event's page, which subsequently attracted widespread media attention and caused the event to become an Internet meme. Roberts later stated his intentions for the event had been purely comedic, and disavowed responsibility for any casualties had there been any actual attempt to raid the military base. (Full article...)

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The Strat Hotel & Casino & Tower (formerly the Stratosphere) is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It includes a 1,149 ft (350.2 m) observation tower, the tallest in the United States. It is also the second-tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere, surpassed only by the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario. The tower is topped by a skypod which includes a revolving restaurant, lounges, and observation decks. The top of the tower also has several thrill rides. The hotel and casino facilities are situated at the base of the tower, and the resort also includes a showroom and a shopping mall. The Stratosphere is located within city limits on Las Vegas Boulevard, just north of the Las Vegas Strip. The resort is sometimes considered to be a Strip property, although Clark County does not officially recognize it as such, stating that the Strip does not extend into city limits.

A portion of the property was previously occupied by Vegas World, a hotel and casino that Bob Stupak opened in 1979. A decade after its opening, Stupak announced plans for a giant neon sign for Vegas World, to be built on adjacent property. The idea soon evolved into an observation tower with a rooftop restaurant. Construction of the Stratosphere Tower began in February 1992. A fire of unknown origin occurred on the tower in August 1993, during construction. Stupak then had difficulty acquiring funds to finish the tower. In order to complete the project, Stupak partnered with Grand Casinos, owned by his poker friend Lyle Berman. (Full article...)

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Image 1Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 2Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 3Goldstrike (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 4A 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 5Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 6Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 7The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 8Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 9The 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 10Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 11The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 12Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 13Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 14Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 15State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 16Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 17Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 18Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 19Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 20The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 21U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 22Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 23Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 24Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 25A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 26Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 27The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 28The 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 29The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 30The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)

Map 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 32Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 33A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 34Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 35Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 36Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 37MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 38Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 39Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 40Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 41Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 42Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 43Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 44Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 45Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from History of Nevada)
Image 46State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 47U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 48Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 49Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 50Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 51Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 52A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 53Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 54East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 55Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 56Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 57Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 58Goldstrike (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 59Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 60Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 61Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 62Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 63MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 64Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 65Map 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 66Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 67Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 68The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 69Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 70The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 71East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 72Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 73The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 74Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 75A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 76Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 77The Las Vegas Strip looking South (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 named "Sexy" blew into town with a windstorm?
... that Lincoln Fitzgerald survived a 1949 murder attempt and went on to run three Nevada casinos?

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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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