Nevada (state)
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Nickname(s): Silver State (official); Sagebrush State; Battle Born State |
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| Motto(s): All for Our Country | |||||
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| Official language |
De jure: None De facto: English |
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| Demonym | Nevadan | ||||
| Capital | Carson City | ||||
| Largest city | Las Vegas | ||||
| Largest metro |
Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA (Clark County) |
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| Area | Ranked 7th | ||||
| • Total |
110,577 sq mi (286,380 km2) |
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| • Width | 322 miles (519 km) | ||||
| • Length | 492 miles (787 km) | ||||
| • % water | 0.72 | ||||
| • Latitude | 35° N to 42° N | ||||
| • Longitude | 114° 2′ W to 120° W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 34th | ||||
| • Total | 2,940,058 (2016 est) | ||||
| • Density | 26.8/sq mi (10.3/km2) Ranked 42nd |
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| • Median household income | $52,008 (34th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| • Highest point |
Boundary Peak 13,147 ft (4007.1 m) |
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| • Mean | 5,500 ft (1680 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Colorado River at California border 481 ft (147 m) |
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| Before statehood | Nevada Territory, Utah Territory, New Mexico Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | October 31, 1864 (36th) | ||||
| Governor | Brian Sandoval (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Mark Hutchison (R) | ||||
| Legislature | Nevada Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | Assembly | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Dean Heller (R) Catherine Cortez Masto (D) |
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| U.S. House delegation |
1: Dina Titus (D) 2: Mark Amodei (R) 3: Jacky Rosen (D) 4: Ruben Kihuen (D) (list) |
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| • most of state | Pacific: UTC −8/−7 | ||||
| • West Wendover | Mountain: UTC −7/−6 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-NV | ||||
| Abbreviations | NV, Nev. | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Nevada state symbols | |
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The Flag of Nevada
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The Seal of Nevada
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| Bird | Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
| Fish | Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) |
| Flower | Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) |
| Reptile | Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) |
| Tree | Bristlecone pine (Pinus monophylla) |
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| Mineral | Silver |
| Motto | All for our Country |
| Rock | Sandstone |
| Song | "Home Means Nevada" |
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Nevada (Spanish for "snowy"; see pronunciations) is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States of America. Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 34th most populous, and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state's four largest incorporated cities are located. Nevada's capital is Carson City. 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 the state flag); as the "Sage-brush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State". Nevada borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east.
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