The location of the State of Nevada in the United States of America
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Nevada:
Nevada – U.S. state in the intermountain west region of the United States. Nevada is mostly desert or semiarid. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area,[1] and about 86% of the state's land is owned by the US government, under various departments and agencies.[2]
General reference
An enlargeable map of the State of Nevada
- Names
- Common name: Nevada
- Pronunciation: /nɪˈvædə/ ⓘ niv-AD-ə
- Official name: State of Nevada
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Battle Born State (refers to the fact that Nevada joined the Union during the Civil War)
- Sagebrush State
- Silver State (formerly used on license plates)
- Common name: Nevada
- Adjectival: Nevada
- Demonyms
Geography of Nevada
- Nevada is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Nevada: 2,700,551 (2010 U.S. Census[3])
- Area of Nevada:
- Atlas of Nevada
Places in Nevada
Environment of Nevada
An enlargeable map of the state of Nevada
- Climate of Nevada
- Superfund sites in Nevada
- Wildlife of Nevada
- Fauna of Nevada
Natural geographic features of Nevada
Regions of Nevada
Administrative divisions of Nevada
An enlargeable map of the 16 counties and 1 independent city of the state of Nevada
- The 16 counties and 1 independent city of the state of Nevada
- Municipalities in Nevada
- Cities in Nevada
- State capital of Nevada: Carson City
- Largest city in Nevada: Las Vegas (28th most populous city in the United States)
- City nicknames in Nevada
- Cities in Nevada
- Municipalities in Nevada
Demography of Nevada
Government and politics of Nevada
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Nevada
- Nevada State Capitol
- Political party strength in Nevada
Branches of the government of Nevada
Executive branch of the government of Nevada
Legislative branch of the government of Nevada
Judicial branch of the government of Nevada
Law and order in Nevada
Military in Nevada
History of Nevada
History of Nevada, by period
- Prehistory of Nevada
- Indigenous peoples
- Spanish colony of Alta California, 1804–1821
- Adams–Onis Treaty of 1819
- Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
- Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
- Mexican territory of Alta California, 1821–1848
- California Trail, 1841–1869
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1848–1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
- Compromise of 1850
- Territory of Utah east of California border from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, (1850–1866)–1896
- Comstock Lode, 1858–1878
- Paiute War, 1860
- Pony Express, 1860–1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
- Territory of New Mexico south of 37th parallel north, (1850–1863)–1912
- Territory of Nevada between California border and 39th meridian west from Washington from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, 1861–1864
- Nevada in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
- Territory of Arizona south of 37th parallel north, (1863–1867)–1912
- State of Nevada becomes 36th State admitted to the United States of America on October 31, 1864
- Utah annexation, 1866
- Arizona annexation, 1867
- First transcontinental railroad completed 1869
- Hoover Dam completed 1936
- Great Basin National Park established on October 27, 1986
- Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994
History of Nevada, by region
History of Nevada, by subject
Culture of Nevada
The Arts in Nevada
Sports in Nevada
Economy and infrastructure of Nevada
- Communications in Nevada
- Energy in Nevada
- Health care in Nevada
- Mining in Nevada
- Transportation in Nevada
Education in Nevada
See also
- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Nevada
- All pages with titles containing Nevada
References
- ↑ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-02)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original (CSV) on April 20, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Federal Land Acres in Nevada" (PDF). US Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Nevada". Archived from the original on 2014-07-31.
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