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Contents. List of counties in Nevada. 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 ...
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)
Y. Yerington, Nevada. Categories: County government in Nevada. Nevada counties. County seats of the United States. Cities in Nevada. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Website. clarkcountynv.gov. Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada, which also comprises the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area. 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.
Washoe County was created on November 25, 1861, as one of the original nine counties of the Nevada Territory. It is named after the Washoe people who originally inhabited the area. It was consolidated with Roop County in 1864. Washoe City was the first county seat in 1861 and was replaced by Reno in 1871. In 1911, a small band of Shoshone and ...
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. Clark County attracts numerous tourists: An estimated 44 million people visited Clark County in 2014. [21]
Nye County, Nevada. Nye County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,591. [2] Its county seat is Tonopah. [3] At 18,159 square miles (47,030 km 2), Nye is Nevada's largest county by area and the third-largest county in the contiguous United States, behind Coconino County of Arizona and San ...
Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada.As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,488. [1] Its county seat is Minden. [2] Douglas County comprises the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Reno–Carson City–Fernley, NV Combined Statistical Area.