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Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada
City
City of Reno
Reno in September 2014
Reno in September 2014
Flag of Reno, Nevada
Flag
Nickname(s): "The Biggest Little City in the World"
Location of Reno in Washoe County, Nevada
Location of Reno in Washoe County, Nevada
Reno is located in the US
Reno
Reno
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52722°N 119.82194°W / 39.52722; -119.82194Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52722°N 119.82194°W / 39.52722; -119.82194
Country  United States
State  Nevada
County Washoe
Founded May 9, 1868
Incorporated March 16, 1903
Named for Jesse L. Reno
Government
 • Type Council-manager
 • Mayor Hillary Schieve (D)
Area
 • City 105.9 sq mi (274.2 km2)
 • Land 103.0 sq mi (266.8 km2)
 • Water 2.9 sq mi (7.4 km2)
Elevation 4,505.6 ft (1,373 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 225,221
 • Estimate (2015) 241,445
 • Density 2,186/sq mi (844.1/km2)
 • Metro 425,417
Demonym(s) Renoites
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 89500-89599
Area code(s) 775
FIPS code 32-60600
GNIS feature ID 0861100
Interstates I-80 (NV).svg Business Loop 80.svg I-580 (NV).svg
U.S. Routes US 395.svg
Major State Routes Nevada 341.svg Nevada 430.svg Nevada 431.svg Nevada 647.svg Nevada 659.svg
Waterways Truckee River
Airports Reno Stead Airport Reno–Tahoe International Airport
Public transit Regional Transportation Commission
Website reno.gov
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Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is located in Northern Nevada, approximately 22 miles (35 km) from Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is famous for its casinos and as the birthplace of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. It is the county seat of Washoe County, located in the northwestern part of the state. The city sits in a high desert at the foot of the Sierra Nevada and its downtown area (along with Sparks) occupies a valley informally known as the Truckee Meadows.

Reno is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA, with an estimated population of 233,294 in 2013, and is the third most populous city in the state after Las Vegas and Henderson.

Reno is part of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, which consists of all of both Washoe and Storey counties, and has a 2013 estimated population of 420,000, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Nevada.

Archaeological finds place the eastern border for the prehistoric Martis people in the Reno area.

As early as the mid 1850s a few pioneers settled in the Truckee Meadows, a relatively fertile valley through which the Truckee River made its way from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. In addition to subsistence farming, these early residents could pick up business from travelers along the California Trail, which followed the Truckee westward, before branching off towards Donner Lake, where the formidable obstacle of the Sierra Nevada began.


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