Reno City Council
| Reno, Nevada | ||
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Reno in October 2008
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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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| County | Washoe | |
| Founded | May 9, 1868 | |
| Incorporated | March 16, 1903 | |
| Named for | Jesse L. Reno | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-manager | |
| • Mayor | Hillary Schieve (I) | |
| 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 (US: 87th) | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 245,255 | |
| • 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 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 hotels and casinos and as the birthplace of Harrah's Entertainment (now known as Caesars Entertainment Corporation). It is the county seat of Washoe County, 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. It is named after slain Union general Jesse L. Reno.
Reno is the most populous Nevada city outside the Las Vegas Valley, with an estimated population of 241,445 in 2015. Reno is part of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, which consists of all of both Washoe and Storey counties and has a 2016 estimated population of 457,667.
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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