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Carson City, NV

Carson City, Nevada
Independent city
Consolidated Municipality of Carson City
Carson City Mint at night
Official seal of Carson City, Nevada
Seal
Nickname(s): Carson, CC, The Capitol
Motto: Proud of its Past...Confident of its Future
Location in Nevada
Location in Nevada
Carson City, Nevada is located in Nevada
Carson City, Nevada
Carson City, Nevada
Carson City, Nevada is located in the US
Carson City, Nevada
Carson City, Nevada
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°9′39″N 119°45′14″W / 39.16083°N 119.75389°W / 39.16083; -119.75389Coordinates: 39°9′39″N 119°45′14″W / 39.16083°N 119.75389°W / 39.16083; -119.75389
Country United States
State Nevada
County None (Independent city)
Founded 1858
Government
 • Mayor Bob Crowell (D)
 • State Senator Ben Kieckhefer (R)
 • State Assemblyman P.K. O'Neill (R)
 • U.S. Representative Mark Amodei (R)
Area
 • Total 157 sq mi (410 km2)
 • Land 145 sq mi (380 km2)
 • Water 13 sq mi (30 km2)  8.0%
Elevation 4,802 ft (1,463 m)
Population (2015)
 • Total 54,521
 • Density 382/sq mi (147/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific (UTC−7)
ZIP code 89701-89706, 89711-89714, 89721
Area code(s) 775
Website carson.org
Reference no. 44

Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, is an independent city and the capital of the US state of Nevada, named after the mountain man Kit Carson. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,274. The majority of the population of the town lives in Eagle Valley, on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra Nevada, about 30 miles (50 km) south of Reno. The town originated as a stopover for California bound emigrants, but developed into a city with the , a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast. The city has served as the capital of Nevada since statehood in 1864 and for much of its history was a hub for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, although the tracks were removed in the 1950s. Prior to 1969, Carson City was the county seat of Ormsby County. In 1969, the county was abolished, and its territory was merged with Carson City to form the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City. With the consolidation, the city limits today extend west across the Sierra Nevada to the California state line in the middle of Lake Tahoe. Like other independent cities in the United States, it is treated as a county-equivalent for census purposes.

The first European Americans to arrive in what is known as Eagle Valley were John C. Frémont and his exploration party in January 1843. Fremont named the river flowing through the valley Carson River in honor of Kit Carson, the mountain man and scout he had hired for his expedition. Prior to the Fremont expedition, the Washoe people inhabited the valley and surrounding areas. Settlers named the area Washoe in reference to the tribe.


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