Capital: Carson City
Nicknames: Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State
Origin of name: Spanish: "snowcapped"
Ten largest cities (1994):
Las Vegas, 327,878;
Reno, 145,029;
Henderson, 101,997;
North Las Vegas, 64,536;
Sparks, 60,238;
Carson City, 45,117;
Elko, 18,583;
Boulder City, 13,092;
Fallon, 7,404;
Winnemucca, 7,089
Land area (rank): 109,806 sq mi. (284,397 sq km) (7)
Geographic center: In Lander Co., 26 mi. SE of Austin
Number of counties: 16, plus 1 independent city
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Clark, 992,593
1997 resident population est.: 1,676,809
1990 resident census population (rank): 1,201,833 (39).
Male: 611,880; Female: 589,953.
White: 1,012,695 (84.3%); Hispanic: 124,419 (10.4%); Black: 78,771 (6.6%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 38,127 (3.2%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 19,637 (1.6%); Other race: 52,603 (4.4%).
1990 percent population under 18: 24.7; 65 and over: 10.6; median age: 33.3.
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