Nevada

Nevada
State
State of Nevada
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  The Silver State (official); Sagebrush State; Battle Born State
Motto:  All for Our Country
Anthem: "Home Means Nevada"
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Nevada Territory, Utah Territory, Arizona Territory
Admitted to the Union	October 31, 1864 (36th)
Capital	Carson City
Largest city	Las Vegas
Largest county or equivalent	Nye
Largest metro and urban areas	Las Vegas Valley
Government
• Governor	Joe Lombardo (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Stavros Anthony (R)
Legislature	Nevada Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Assembly
U.S. senators	Catherine Cortez Masto (D) Jacky Rosen (D)
U.S. House delegation	1: Dina Titus (D) 2: Mark Amodei (R) 3: Susie Lee (D) 4: Steven Horsford (D) (list)
Area
• Total	110,577 sq mi (286,382 km2)
• Land	109,781.18 sq mi (284,332 km2)
• Water	791 sq mi (2,048 km2)  0.72%
• Rank	7th
Dimensions
• Length	492 mi (787 km)
• Width	322 mi (519 km)
Elevation	5,500 ft (1,680 m)
Highest elevation (Boundary Peak[1][2][3][a])	13,147 ft (4,007.1 m)
Lowest elevation (Colorado River at California border[2][3])	481 ft (147 m)
Population  (2019)
• Total	3,080,156
• Rank	32nd
• Density	26.8/sq mi (10.3/km2)
• Rank	42nd
• Median household income	$58,003 [4]
• Income rank	27th
Demonym	Nevadan
Language
• Official language	None
Time zones
most of state	UTC−08:00 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
West Wendover	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
USPS abbreviation	NV
ISO 3166 code	US-NV
Traditional abbreviation	Nev.
Latitude	35° N to 42° N
Longitude	114° 2′ W to 120° W
Website	www.nv.gov

Nevada state symbols
Flag of Nevada
Living insignia
Bird	Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Fish	Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi)
Flower	Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
Mammal	Desert bighorn sheep
Reptile	Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Tree	Bristlecone pine (Pinus monophylla)
Inanimate insignia
Mineral	Silver
Rock	Sandstone
Other	Element: Neon
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2006
Lists of United States state symbols

Nevada is one of the United States' states. Its capital is Carson City. The largest city is Las Vegas. Other big cities are Henderson and Reno. More than two-thirds of the people live in the Las Vegas urban area.^[5]

Most of Nevada is in the Great Basin. It is the driest state in the United States.^[6]

Nevada was first inhabited by Native Americans. It was colonized by Spain and was part of New Spain. Later, it was part of New Mexico. It was taken by the United States in the Mexican–American War.

The most common ancestries in Nevada include Mexican, German, Irish, English, Italian and Asian.^[7] Many White people and Hispanics live in the state.

1. ↑ "Boundary". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
4. ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
5. ↑ https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html
6. ↑ Osborn, Liz. "Driest states". Currentresults.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
7. ↑ Nevada