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Panorama of the Ruby Mountains from Lamoille Summit along Nevada State Route 227 (2013)

Nevada (/nə.ˈvæd.ə/ ^ⓘ, nə-VAD-ə; Spanish: [ne.ˈβa.ða] ^ⓘ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States. It borders Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive and the 31st-most populous U.S. state. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's population live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area. Nevada's capital is Carson City. Las Vegas is the largest city in the state.

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; as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State". Native Americans of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabit what is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the region Nevada (snowy) because of the snow which covered the mountains in winter, similar to the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The area formed from mostly Alta California and part of Nuevo México's territory within the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which gained independence as Mexico in 1821. The United States annexed the area in 1848 after its victory in the Mexican–American War, and it was incorporated as part of the New Mexico and Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation of Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, as the second of two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first being West Virginia).

Nevada is known for its libertarian laws. In 1940, with a population of just over 110,000 people, Nevada was by far the least-populated state, with less than half the population of the next least-populous state, Wyoming. However, legalized gambling and lenient marriage and divorce laws transformed Nevada into a major tourist destination in the 20th century. Nevada is the only U.S. state where prostitution is legal, though it is illegal in its most populated regions – Clark County (Las Vegas), Washoe County (Reno) and Carson City (which, as an independent city, is not within the boundaries of any county). The tourism industry remains Nevada's largest employer, with mining continuing as a substantial sector of the economy: Nevada is the fourth-largest producer of gold in the world. (Full article...)

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The Landmark in 1986, four years before closure, and nine years before implosion

The Landmark was a hotel and casino located in Winchester, Nevada, east of the Las Vegas Strip and across from the Las Vegas Convention Center. Frank Caroll, the project's original owner, purchased the property in 1961. Fremont Construction began work on the tower that September, while Caroll opened the adjacent Landmark Plaza shopping center and Landmark Apartments by the end of the year. The tower's completion was expected for early 1963, but because of a lack of financing, construction was stopped in 1962, with the resort approximately 80 percent complete. Up to 1969, the topped-off tower was the tallest building in Nevada until the completion of the International Hotel across the street.

In 1966, the Central Teamsters Pension Fund provided a $5.5 million construction loan to finish the project, with ownership transferred to a group of investors that included Caroll and his wife. The Landmark's completion and opening was delayed several more times. In April 1968, Caroll withdrew his request for a gaming license after he was charged with assault and battery against the project's interior designer. The Landmark was put up for sale that month. (Full article...)

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Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, as well as a solo artist.

Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the television series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–1993). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. (Full article...)

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Image 1Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 22024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Nevada
Democratic
Republican
(from Nevada)
Image 3The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 4East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 5The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 6Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 7The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 8A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 9The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 10Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 11Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 12Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 13MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 14The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 15Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 16Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 17A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 18Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 19U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 20The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 21Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 22Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    30–40%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
(from Nevada)
Image 23Ethnic origins in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 24A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 25Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 26Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 27Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 28Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 29Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 30Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 31Bottle house in the mining ghost town of Rhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (from Nevada)
Image 32Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 33Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (from Nevada)
Image 34Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 352024 U.S. presidential election results by county in Nevada
Democratic
Republican
(from Nevada)
Image 36Largest alone or combination ethnic origin by county in Nevada, per the 2020 census (from Nevada)
Image 37Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 38East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 39Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 40Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 41Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 42Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
Image 43Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 44Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
Image 45The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 46Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 47Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 48U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 49Largest alone or combination ethnic origin by county in Nevada, per the 2020 census (from Nevada)
Image 50Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)

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... that a subcontractor working on the tower of a Nevada TV station recorded footage of the PEPCON disaster as it unfolded nearby?
... that a Nevada radio station once had a show that played Tongan music?
... that Nevada City Firehouse No. 2 was built after the city burned five times within ten years?

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Name	Type	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Change	Land area (2020)		Population density	Incorporation date
Name	Type	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Change	sq mi	km²	Population density	Incorporation date
Boulder City	City	Clark	14,885	15,023	−0.9%	208.52	540.1	71.4/sq mi (27.6/km²)	October 1, 1959
Reno†	City	Washoe	264,165	225,221	+17.3%	108.77	281.7	2,428.7/sq mi (937.7/km²)	March 16, 1903
Caliente	City	Lincoln	990	1,130	−12.4%	1.87	4.8	529.4/sq mi (204.4/km²)	October 1, 1959
Carlin	City	Elko	2,050	2,368	−13.4%	10.44	27.0	196.4/sq mi (75.8/km²)	October 22, 1925
Carson City‡	—	None	58,639	55,274	+6.1%	144.66	374.7	405.4/sq mi (156.5/km²)	March 1, 1875
Elko†	City	Elko	20,564	18,297	+12.4%	17.64	45.7	1,165.8/sq mi (450.1/km²)	March 14, 1917
Ely†	City	White Pine	3,924	4,255	−7.8%	7.64	19.8	513.6/sq mi (198.3/km²)	July 20, 1907
Fallon†	City	Churchill	9,327	8,606	+8.4%	3.63	9.4	2,569.4/sq mi (992.1/km²)	December 18, 1908
Fernley	City	Lyon	22,895	19,368	+18.2%	122.12	316.3	187.5/sq mi (72.4/km²)	July 1, 2001
Henderson	City	Clark	317,610	257,729	+23.2%	107.73	279.0	2,948.2/sq mi (1,138.3/km²)	June 8, 1953
Las Vegas†	City	Clark	641,903	583,756	+10.0%	135.81	351.7	4,726.5/sq mi (1,824.9/km²)	March 16, 1905

‡ State capital and independent city

† County seat

See List of cities in Nevada for a full list.

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