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There are 16 counties and one independent city in the U.S. state of Nevada. On November 25, 1861, the first Nevada Territorial Legislature established nine counties. [1] Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, with 11 counties. [1] In 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated into a single municipal government known as ...
Clark County is the most populous county in Nevada, accounting for nearly three-quarters of its residents. Las Vegas, Nevada's most populous city, has been the county seat since the county was created in 1909 from a portion of Lincoln County, Nevada. Before that, it was a part of Arizona Territory.
Washoe County is the second-most populous county of Nevada. Its county seat is Reno. Washoe County includes the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area. Lyon County is the third most populous county. It was one of the nine original counties created in 1861. It was named after Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union General to be killed in the Civil War.
This is a list of valleys of Nevada.Valleys are ordered alphabetically, by county. Dramatic parallelism is shown in the landforms of central and eastern Nevada. The most common valley name is Antelope Valley which is used for 5 different areas in Douglas, Elko/White Pine, Eureka, Lander, and Washoe Counties.
Nevada County (/ n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə / ⓘ niv-AD-ə) is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 census , its population was 102,241. [7] The county seat is Nevada City . [8]
This category has the following 29 subcategories, out of 29 total. County officials in Nevada (3 C) Former counties of Nevada (3 P) Buildings and structures in Nevada by county (22 C) County seats in Nevada (11 C, 17 P) Education in Nevada by county (14 C) Geography of Nevada by county (20 C)
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada.The land area of Clark County is 8,061 square miles (20,880 km 2), or roughly the size of New Jersey.As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,265,461.
Esmeralda County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 729, [1] making it the least populous county in Nevada, and the 20th least populous county in the United States. Esmeralda County does not have any incorporated communities. Its county seat is the town of Goldfield. [2]