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N0074800 (nə-văd′ə, -vä′də) Abbr. NV or Nev. A state of the western United States. It was admitted as the 36th state in 1864. Part of the area ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848, it became a separate territory in 1861 after an influx of settlers drawn by the discovery (1859) of the Comstock Lode. Carson City is the capital and Las Vegas the largest city.
Ne·vad′an, Ne·vad′i·an adj. & n.

Nevada

(nɪˈvɑːdə) n (Placename) a state of the western US: lies almost wholly within the Great Basin, a vast desert plateau; noted for production of gold and copper. Capital: Carson City. Pop: 2 241 154 (2003 est). Area: 284 612 sq km (109 889 sq miles). Abbreviation: Nev. or NV (with zip code)

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(nəˈvæd ə, -ˈvɑ də)

n. a state in the W United States. 1,998,257; 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Cap.: Carson City. Abbr.: NV, Nev. Ne•vad′an, Ne•vad′i•an, adj., n.
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Noun1.Nevada - a state in the southwestern United StatesNevada - a state in the southwestern United StatesBattle Born State, NV, Sagebrush State, Silver StateHoover Dam - a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in NevadaLake Mead - the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational areasouthwestern United States, Southwest - the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and ColoradoU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776capital of Nevada, Carson City - capital of the state of Nevada; located in western NevadaLas Vegas - largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excessReno - a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriageBlack Rock Desert - a desert in northwestern NevadaDeath Valley - a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North AmericaLake Tahoe - a lake on the border between Nevada and California to the west of Carson City; a popular resort areaColorado River, Colorado - an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States
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Nevada

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Nevada

(nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N).

Facts and Figures

Area, 110,540 sq mi (286,299 sq km). Pop. (2000) 2,700,551, a 35.1% increase since the 2000 census. Capital, Carson City. Largest city, Las Vegas. Statehood, Oct. 31, 1864 (36th state). Highest pt., Boundary Peak, 13,143 ft (4,009 m); lowest pt., Colorado River, 470 ft (143 m). Nickname, Silver State. Motto, All for Our Country. State bird, mountain bluebird. State flower, sagebrush. State tree, single-leaf piñon. Abbr. Nev.; NV

Geography

Most of Nevada lies within the Great BasinGreat Basin,
semiarid, N section of the Basin and Range province, the intermontane plateau region of W United States and N Mexico. Lying mostly in Nevada and extending into California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah, it is bordered by the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Columbia Plateau
..... Click the link for more information.  of the Basin and Range region of North America. The rivers in the southeast belong to the Colorado River system, while those of the extreme north drain into the Snake. Like the Humboldt, most Nevada rivers go nowhere, ending instead in desolate alkali sinks—except where they have been diverted for irrigation and reclamation, as by the Humboldt project, the Newlands project, and the Truckee River storage project.

The alkali sinks and arid stretches clothed with sagebrush and creosote bush typify Nevada's landscape. Its mountain chains generally run north and south, further segmenting the state. On the California border stand the lofty Sierra Nevada [snowy range]. In the driest state in the nation, days and nights are generally clear. The mean elevation is c.5,500 ft (1,676 m). In the north and west winters reach extreme cold, while in parts of the south the summers approach ovenlike heat.

Carson CityCarson City,
city (1990 pop. 40,443), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and agricultural area. State government is the major employer, and tourism is economically important.
..... Click the link for more information.  is the capital; Las VegasLas Vegas
, city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.
..... Click the link for more information.  is the largest city, and RenoReno
, city (1990 pop. 133,850), seat of Washoe co., W Nev., on the Truckee River; inc. 1903. Tourism has been the major industry since gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931.
..... Click the link for more information.  the second largest. Outside the cities, visitors are attracted to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, with its facilities for fishing, swimming, and boating; Lake Tahoe and Death Valley National Park, both on the California line; Great Basin National Park; Basin and Range, Gold Butte, and Lehman Caves national monuments; and restored mining ghost towns like Virginia City.

Economy

Many of the high plateau areas are excellent for grazing, and cattle and sheep raising are important industries. Because of the prevailing dryness and the steep slopes, agriculture is not highly developed, but is devoted mainly to growing hay and other feed for cattle; however, potatoes, onions, and some other crops are also cultivated.

Nevada's riches do not grow from its land; rather, almost incredible wealth lies below its surface. Although copper mining is now much less dominant than before, Nevada is the nation's leading producer of gold, silver, and mercury. Petroleum, diatomite, and other minerals are also extracted. The state's manufactures include gaming machines and products, aerospace equipment, lawn and garden irrigation devices, and seismic monitoring equipment. Warehousing and trucking are also significant Nevada industries.

Nevada's economy, however, is overwhelmingly based on tourism, especially the gambling (legalized in 1931) and resort industries centered in Las Vegas and, to a lesser extent, Reno and Lake Tahoe. Gambling taxes are a primary source of state revenue. The service sector employs about half of Nevada's workers. Liberal divorce laws made Reno "the divorce capital of the world" for many years, but similar laws enacted in other states ended this distinction. Much of Nevada (almost 80% of whose land is federally owned) is given over to military and related use. Nellis Air Force Base and the Nevada Test Site have been the scene of much nuclear and aircraft testing; Yucca Mountain is slated to be the primary depository for U.S. nuclear wastes.

Government and Higher Education

Nevada's constitution was adopted in 1864. The legislature is composed of 21 senators and 42 assembly members. The governor is elected for a four-year term; Bob Miller, a Democrat in office since 1989, was succeeded by Republican Kenny Guinn, elected in 1998 and reelected in 2002. Republicans Jim Gibbons (2006) and Brian Sandoval (2010, 2014) were subsequently elected governor. In 2018 Democrat Steve Sisolak was elected to the office. The state elects two U.S. senators and four representatives and has six electoral votes. Nevada's leading institution of higher education is the Univ. of Nevada, at Reno and at Las Vegas.

History

Early Exploration

In the 1770s several Spanish explorers came near the area of present-day Nevada but it was not until half a century later that fur traders venturing into the Rocky Mts. publicized the region. Jedediah S. Smith came across S Nevada on his way to California in 1827. The following year Peter Skene Ogden, a Hudson's Bay Company man trading out of the Oregon country, entered NE Nevada. Joseph Walker in 1833–34 followed the Humboldt R. and crossed the Sierra Nevada to California.

Later many wagon trains crossed Nevada on the way to California, especially during and after the gold rush of 1849. Travelers going to California over the Old Spanish Trail also crossed S Nevada, and Las Vegas became a station on the route. Guided by Kit Carson, John C. Frémont had explored much of the state between 1843 and 1845, and his reports gave the federal government its first comprehensive information on the area, which the United States acquired from Mexico in the Mexican WarMexican War,
1846–48, armed conflict between the United States and Mexico. Causes

While the immediate cause of the war was the U.S. annexation of Texas (Dec., 1845), other factors had disturbed peaceful relations between the two republics.
..... Click the link for more information. . These accounts may have aided Brigham Young when he was shepherding the Mormons west to build a new home in the mountains and valleys of Utah.

The Lure of Minerals

When in 1850 the federal government set up the Utah Territory, almost all of Nevada was included except the southern tip, which was then part of New Mexico. Non-Mormons had been averse to settling in Mormon-dominated territory, but after gold was found in 1859 non-Mormons did come into the area. A rush from California began and multiplied manyfold as news of the Comstock LodeComstock Lode,
richest known U.S. silver deposit, W Nevada, on Mt. Davidson in the Virginia Range. It is said to have been discovered in 1857 by Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea Ballou Grosh, sons of a Pennsylvania minister and veterans of the California gold fields who died under
..... Click the link for more information.  silver strike spread. Most of the newcomers preferred to consider themselves as still being within California, and a political question was added to the general upheaval. Meanwhile, miners came helter-skelter, raising camps that grew overnight into such booming and raucous places as Virginia City.

Partly to impose order on the lawless, wide-open mining towns, Congress made Nevada into a territory in 1861 as migrant prospectors and settlers poured in. The territory was then enlarged by increasing its eastern boundary by one degree of longitude in 1862. It was rushed into statehood in 1864, with Carson City as its capital. President Lincoln (in order to get more votes to pass the Thirteenth Amendment) had signed the proclamation even though the territory did not actually meet the population requirement for statehood.

In 1866 Nevada acquired its present-day boundaries when the southern tip was added and more eastern land was gained from Utah. Communications with the East, which had been briefly maintained by the Pony Express, were firmly established by the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. The state continued to be dependent on its precious ores, and its fate was affected by new strikes such as the "big bonanza" (1873), which enriched the silver kings, J. W. Mackay and J. G. Fair, and the discoveries of silver deposits at Tonopah (1900), of copper at Ely, and of gold at Goldfield (1902).

Resting on such an undiversified base, the economy was seriously shaken by mining depressions and by fluctuations in the market prices of the minerals. Naturally the political leaders of Nevada were vociferous in favor of the free coinage of silver. From the 1870s to the 1890s the people of Nevada were strong supporters of the "cheap money" advocates and were thus linked with the discontented farmers of the Midwest in favoring the Bland-Allison Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act (although both were considered insufficient measures). They enthusiastically endorsed the silver program of William Jennings Bryan and the Democrats in 1896, and even after its resounding defeat they continued to clamor for government purchase and coinage of silver.

The Federal Government and Population Growth

In the 20th cent. the federal government has played a major role in Nevada's development. Some federal works, like the Newlands Irrigation Project (1907)—the nation's first federal irrigation project—and the Hoover DamHoover Dam,
726 ft (221 m) high and 1,244 ft (379 m) long, on the Colorado River between Nev. and Ariz.; one of the world's largest dams. Built between 1931 and 1936 by the U.S.
..... Click the link for more information.  (completed in 1936), have been generally welcomed. Others have aroused opposition. The Atomic Energy Commission began conducting nuclear tests in Nevada at Frenchman Flat and Yucca Flat in the 1950s. In 1987 the Department of Energy chose Yucca Mountain for the storage of high-level nuclear wastes; the state has continued to fight that decision. Federal activities in general gave impetus to the so-called Sagebrush Rebellion, which demanded that the U.S. government give Nevada lands "back" to Nevadans.

Nevada's population, sparse since the time when the Paiute and other tribes eked out a meager living from the land and animals, increased by more than 1200% between 1950 and 2000. One of the fastest-growing U.S. states (and many years the fastest-growing), Nevada is increasingly home to retirees and to workers in new, especially technological, industries.

Bibliography

See R. R. Elliott, History of Nevada (1973); R. G. Lillard, Desert Challenge: An Interpretation of Nevada (1942, repr. 1979); H. H. Bancroft, History of Nevada, 1540–1888 (1982); H. S. Carlson, Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary (1985); R. R. Elliott and W. D. Rowley, History of Nevada (1987); D. Thomson, In Nevada (1999).

Nevada State Information

Phone: (775) 687-5000
www.nv.gov


Area (sq mi):: 110560.71 (land 109825.99; water 734.71) Population per square mile: 22.00
Population 2005: 2,414,807 State rank: 0 Population change: 2000-20005 20.80%; 1990-2000 66.30% Population 2000: 1,998,257 (White 65.20%; Black or African American 6.80%; Hispanic or Latino 19.70%; Asian 4.50%; Other 13.50%). Foreign born: 15.80%. Median age: 35.00
Income 2000: per capita $21,989; median household $44,581; Population below poverty level: 10.50% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $30,437-$31,910
Unemployment (2004): 4.60% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.10% Median travel time to work: 23.30 minutes Working outside county of residence: 5.20%

List of Nevada counties:

  • Carson City (Independent City)
  • Churchill County
  • Clark County
  • Douglas County
  • Elko County
  • Esmeralda County
  • Eureka County
  • Humboldt County
  • Lander County
  • Lincoln County
  • Lyon County
  • Mineral County
  • Nye County
  • Pershing County
  • Storey County
  • Washoe County
  • White Pine County

    • Nevada Parks

    • US National Parks
      Great Basin National Park
      		Lake Mead National Recreation Area
    • State Parks
      Beaver Dam State Park
      Belmont Courthouse State Historic Site
      Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park
      Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area
      Cathedral Gorge State Park
      Cave Lake State Park
      Dayton State Park
      Echo Canyon State Park
      Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site
      		Floyd Lamb State Park
      Fort Churchill State Historic Park
      Kershaw-Ryan State Park
      Lahontan State Recreation Area
      Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
      Mormon Station State Historic Park
      Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park
      Rye Patch State Recreation Area
      South Fork State Recreation Area
      		Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
      Spring Valley State Park
      Valley of Fire State Park
      Walker Lake State Recreation Area
      Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park
      Washoe Lake State Park
      Wild Horse State Recreation Area
    • National Wildlife Refuges
      Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge
      Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
      Desert National Wildlife Range
      		Fallon National Wildlife Refuge
      Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge
      Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
      		Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
      Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
    • National Scenic Byways
      Lake Tahoe Eastshore Drive
      		Las Vegas Strip
      		Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway
    • National Forests
      Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

    Nevada

     

    a state in the western USA. Area, 286,300 sq km; population, 489,000 (1970), of which 81 percent is urban. The capital is Carson City, and the most important cities are Las Vegas and Reno.

    Most of the state lies in a mountainous area known as the Great Basin, which has no outflow. To the west are the spurs of the Sierra Nevada. The climate is continental and arid. The average January temperature in the lower elevations ranges from 0° to 2°C, and in July from 20° to 22°C. Annual precipitation amounts to about 200 mm (less than 100 mm in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada). The rivers have little water, and most of them dry up; the Colorado River is in the southeast. Vegetation is semidesert and desert.

    Nevada is one of the least economically developed states in the USA, and it is the second least densely populated after Alaska. The mining industry is important (with some 4,000 employees). Nevada ranks second in the USA in the mining of gold (17,900 kg in 1970) and fifth in the mining of copper. Silver, tungsten, iron, manganese, molybdenum, polymetallic ores, and barite are also mined. Manufacturing is not very developed (with 8,000 employees in 1971). There are nonferrous metallurgical plants, small-scale enterprises of the food-processing, printing, and other industries. Hoover Dam, with its large hydroelectric power plant, is located in the southern part of the state, on the Colorado River. In 1972 the rated capacity of electric power plants amounted to 3.4 million kilowatts. The principal branch of agriculture is extensive livestock raising. In early 1972 there were 658,000 head of cattle and 204,000 head of sheep. Alfalfa, wheat, barley, and other crops are raised on irrigated land. Tourism is well developed.

    IU. A. KOLOSOVA

    nevada

    [nə′väd·ə] (meteorology) A cold wind descending from a mountain glacier or snowfield, for example, in the higher valleys of Ecuador.

    nevada

    A cold wind descending from a mountain glacier or snowfield, for example, in the higher valleys of Ecuador.

    Nevada

    Thirty-sixth state; admitted on October 31, 1864

    Nevada Day is a legal holiday throughout the state observed the last Friday in October, but the most festive celebrations take place in Carson City, where the Admission Day parade has been held since 1938. There are historical Indian pageants, a costume ball, a Miss Nevada crowning, dancing, picnicking, games, and other events. Students have entered a historical essay contest since 1959, and the winners are awarded during the festivities.

    State capital: Carson City Nicknames: Silver State; Sagebrush State; Battle-Born State State motto: All for Our Country State animal: Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) State artifact: Tule duck State bird: Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) State colors: Silver and blue State fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki henshawi) State flower: Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) State fossil: Ichthyosaur (Shonisaurus) State grass: Indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) State metal: Silver State precious gemstone: Virgin Valley Black Fire opal State reptile: Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) State rock: Sandstone State semi-precious gemstone: Turquoise State soil: Orovada series State song: “Home Means Nevada” State trees: Single-leaf piñon (Pinus monophylla) and Bristle­

    cone pine (Pinus aristata)

    More about state symbols at:

    www.leg.state.nv.us/General/FACTS.cfm
    dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/services/nvfacts.htm

    SOURCES:

    AmerBkDays-2000, p. 743
    AnnivHol-2000, p. 180
    DictDays-1988, p. 81

    STATE OFFICES:

    State web site:
    www.nv.gov

    Office of the Governor
    101 N Carson St
    Carson City, NV 89701
    775-684-5670
    fax: 775-684-5683
    gov.state.nv.us

    Secretary of State
    101 N Carson St
    Suite 3
    Carson City, NV 89701
    775-684-5708

    fax: 775-684-5725 sos.state.nv.us

    Nevada State Library & Archives 100 N Stewart St Carson City, NV 89701 775-684-3360 fax: 775-684-3330 dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla

    Legal Holidays:

    Family DayNov 25, 2011; Nov 23, 2012; Nov 29, 2013; Nov 28, 2014; Nov 27, 2015; Nov 25, 2016; Nov 24, 2017; Nov 23, 2018; Nov 29, 2019; Nov 27, 2020; Nov 26, 2021; Nov 25, 2022; Nov 24, 2023
    Nevada DayOct 28, 2011; Oct 26, 2012; Oct 25, 2013; Oct 31, 2014; Oct 30, 2015; Oct 28, 2016; Oct 27, 2017; Oct 26, 2018; Oct 25, 2019; Oct 30, 2020; Oct 29, 2021; Oct 28, 2022; Oct 27, 2023

    Nevada

    a state of the western US: lies almost wholly within the Great Basin, a vast desert plateau; noted for production of gold and copper. Capital: Carson City. Pop.: 2 241 154 (2003 est.). Area: 284 612 sq. km (109 889 sq. miles)

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    Nevada

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    • noun

    Synonyms for Nevada

    noun a state in the southwestern United States

    Synonyms

    • Battle Born State
    • NV
    • Sagebrush State
    • Silver State

    Related Words

    • Hoover Dam
    • Lake Mead
    • southwestern United States
    • Southwest
    • U.S.A.
    • United States
    • United States of America
    • US
    • USA
    • America
    • the States
    • U.S.
    • capital of Nevada
    • Carson City
    • Las Vegas
    • Reno
    • Black Rock Desert
    • Death Valley
    • Lake Tahoe
    • Colorado River
    • Colorado
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