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

Nevada (/nɪˈvædəˌ nɪˈvɑːdə/, Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, including three of the state's four largest incorporated cities. Nevada's capital is Carson City while the largest city is Las Vegas.

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 "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State". The name means "snowy" in Spanish, referring to Nevada's small overlap with the Sierra Nevada mountain range; however, the rest of Nevada is largely desert and semi-arid, much of it within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada lie on the western edge. About 86% of the state's land is managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military.

American Indians of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabited 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 part of Alta California'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 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). (Full article...)

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The 2017 Visa Vegas eRace was a Formula E eSports race held at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of the Sports Business Innovation Summit at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2017. Unlike other races, the Vegas eRace did not count towards the 2016–17 season, and was not held on a real track. Ten sim racers—competitors who typically race in simulation racing video games—competed against the regular series drivers on a simulated course for a record-breaking total prize fund in eSports racing history of $1 million. The race itself was made up of two races: a 14-lap qualifying race for the slowest 20 qualifiers to determine positions 11 to 20 for the 20-lap main race. The first ten starting positions were decided by an earlier qualifying session that was divided into five groups of six cars.

Dragon sim driver Bono Huis led every session that he participated in and won the race from pole position. Professional driver António Félix da Costa took victory in the qualification race shortly beforehand. Huis led most of the race until the mandatory virtual pit stops to change into a second car when Olli Pahkala of Mahindra moved into the lead. Pahkala held the position for the final five laps to finish first on the road, but he was penalized 12 seconds after it was discovered that a software bug enabled him to use FanBoost for longer than permitted. Second went to the highest-placed professional driver Felix Rosenqvist for Mahindra and Pakhala's penalty dropped him to third. (Full article...)

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The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and to the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico. G. agassizii is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. The specific name agassizii is in honor of Swiss-American zoologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz.

The desert tortoise lives about 50 to 80 years; it grows slowly and generally has a low reproductive rate. It spends most of its time in burrows, rock shelters, and pallets to regulate body temperature and reduce water loss. It is most active after seasonal rains and is inactive during most of the year. This inactivity helps reduce water loss during hot periods, whereas winter brumation facilitates survival during freezing temperatures and low food availability. Desert tortoises can tolerate water, salt, and energy imbalances on a daily basis, which increases their lifespans. (Full article...)

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Image 1The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 2Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 3The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 4Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 5Party registration by county (February 2021):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 6The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 7Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 8Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 9Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 10A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 11The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 12Ranching in Washoe County (from Nevada)
Image 13Topographic map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 14Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 15Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 16State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 17MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 18Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 19Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 20Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 21A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 22Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 23Ruins of an early 20th-century mill, Winnemucca Mountain (from History of Nevada)
Image 24Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin (from Nevada)
Image 25Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 26The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 27Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 28Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County (from Nevada)
Image 29Party registration by county (February 2021):
  Democrat >= 30%
  Republican >= 40%
  Republican >= 50%
  Republican >= 60%
(from Nevada)
Image 30The Nevada 1861 territory boundary (blue) changed three times: 1864 statehood shifted eastern border from 39th to 38th meridian, 1866 May 5; east border (pink) moved eastward 53.3 mi (85.8 km), from the 38th to 37th meridian, and 1867 January 18; south boundary (yellow) moved from the 37th parallel north southward to the current boundary (14 Stat. 43) (from History of Nevada)
Image 31Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 32Downtown Reno (from Nevada)
Image 33Flag of Nevada, 1905–1915 (from History of Nevada)
Image 34State route shield (from Nevada)
Image 35The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 36The 1931 gambling law enabled the explosive growth of the Las Vegas area, where the population grew from 5 thousand in 1930 to 1.9 million in 2008. (from History of Nevada)
Image 37Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 38Nevada quarter (from Nevada)
Image 39Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 40The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City (from Nevada)
Image 41Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 42The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca (from Nevada)
Image 43Goldstrike (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 44Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 45East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 46A burro-drawn wagon hauling lumber and supplies into Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevada's largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. (from History of Nevada)
Image 47MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment (from Nevada)
Image 48A valley near Pyramid Lake (from Nevada)
Image 49Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (from Nevada)
Image 50Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert (from Nevada)
Image 51Population density map of Nevada (from Nevada)
Image 52U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 53U.S. Route 50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (from Nevada)
Image 54Nevada territory in 1861 (from Nevada)
Image 55Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 56Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Nevada)
Image 57The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park (from Nevada)
Image 58Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 59Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 60Valley of Fire State Park (from Nevada)
Image 61The Las Vegas Strip looking South (from Nevada)
Image 62Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada. (from Nevada)
Image 63Mount Charleston (from Nevada)
Image 64East Las Vegas suburbs (from Nevada)
Image 65A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site (from Nevada)
Image 66Goldstrike (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 67Little Finland rock formation in Nevada (from Nevada)

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... that KQLO, the antecedent of today's KIHM, was established after its founder drove from Nevada to Vermont and found no Catholic radio stations on the trip?
... that Albert Bierstadt's landscape painting Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains was removed from its frame and glued to an interior wall when Locusts on Hudson was rebuilt?
... that Nevada radio station KONE was sued in 1966 by the proprietors of 16 musical works, who claimed that the station did not pay royalties for playing songs such as "San Antonio Rose" and "Sweet Georgia Brown"?
... that Pat Lundvall was the first female chair of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, but garnered controversy for some of her decisions relating to mixed martial arts?
... that 75 business leaders, pastors, and listeners of Nevada's KRCV radio attempted to buy the station, even though it was not making money?
... that in the 1970s, Disney attempted to build a ski resort and mountain village at Independence Lake, a glacial lake high in California's Sierra Nevada mountains?

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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
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

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