Reno, NV
| Reno, Nevada | ||
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| City of Reno | ||
Reno in September 2014
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| Nickname(s): "The Biggest Little City in the World" | ||
 Location of Reno in Washoe County, Nevada |
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| Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52722°N 119.82194°WCoordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52722°N 119.82194°W | ||
| Country |  United States |
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 Nevada
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 Washoe
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| Founded | May 9, 1868 | |
| Incorporated | March 16, 1903 | |
| Named for | Jesse L. Reno | |
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| • 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 | |
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| Waterways | Truckee River | |
| Airports | Reno Stead Airport Reno–Tahoe International Airport | |
| Public transit | Regional Transportation Commission | |
| Website | reno |
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| Reference no. | 30 | |
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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