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Panorama of the Ruby Mountains from Lamoille Summit along Nevada State Route 227 (2013)
Panorama of the Ruby Mountains from Lamoille Summit along Nevada State Route 227 (2013)
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Nevada (/nɪˈvædə/ ⓘ niv-AD-ə, Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, including three of the state's four largest incorporated cities. Nevada's capital is Carson City. Las Vegas is the largest city in the state.

Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance of silver to its history and economy. It is also known as the "Battle Born State" because it achieved statehood during the Civil War (the words "Battle Born" also appear on its state flag); due to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Union benefited immensely from the support of newly awarded statehood by the infusion of the monetary support of nearly $400 million in silver ore generated at the time by the Comstock Lode. It is also known as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State". The name means "snowy" in Spanish, referring to Nevada's small overlap with the Sierra Nevada mountain range; however, the rest of Nevada is largely desert and semi-arid, much of it within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada lie on the western edge. About 86% of the state's land is managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military.

American Indians of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabit what is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the region Nevada (snowy) because of the snow which covered the mountains in winter, similar to the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The area formed part of Alta California's territory within the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which gained independence as Mexico in 1821. The United States annexed the area in 1848 after its victory in the Mexican–American War, and it was incorporated as part of Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation of Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, as the second of two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first being West Virginia). (Full article...)

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The World Series of Darts Festival (officially the Tropicana World Series of Darts Festival) was a series of five professional darts competitions organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in the Tropicana Ballroom of the Tropicana Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 26 to 30 June 2010. It was established to replace the Las Vegas Desert Classic, and featured the 501-point and cricket formats. There was a £200,000 prize fund divided between all five events.

The World Cricket Championship (WCC) was won by Phil Taylor, the world number one, who defeated Mark Walsh in the final. Taylor went on to beat Denis Ovens for the PDC US Open Players Championship (USOPC). The Las Vegas Players Championship 1 (LVPC1) was won by Gary Anderson over Simon Whitlock, with Co Stompé taking the Las Vegas Players Championship 2 (LVPC2) from James Wade. John Part defeated Darin Young to win the North American Darts Championship (NADC). (Full article...)
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Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley.

Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and The Wizard (1989) and the television series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. (Full article...)
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Largest cities

Name Type County Population
(2020)		 Population
(2010)		 Change Land area
(2020)		 Population density Incorporation date
sq mi km2
Boulder CityCityClark14,885 15,023 −0.9%208.52 540.171.4/sq mi (27.6/km2)October 1, 1959
Reno†CityWashoe264,165 225,221 +17.3%108.77 281.72,428.7/sq mi (937.7/km2)March 16, 1903
CalienteCityLincoln990 1,130 −12.4%1.87 4.8529.4/sq mi (204.4/km2)October 1, 1959
CarlinCityElko2,050 2,368 −13.4%10.44 27.0196.4/sq mi (75.8/km2)October 22, 1925
Carson City‡—None58,639 55,274 +6.1%144.66 374.7405.4/sq mi (156.5/km2)March 1, 1875
Elko†CityElko20,564 18,297 +12.4%17.64 45.71,165.8/sq mi (450.1/km2)March 14, 1917
Ely†CityWhite Pine3,924 4,255 −7.8%7.64 19.8513.6/sq mi (198.3/km2)July 20, 1907
Fallon†CityChurchill9,327 8,606 +8.4%3.63 9.42,569.4/sq mi (992.1/km2)December 18, 1908
FernleyCityLyon22,895 19,368 +18.2%122.12 316.3187.5/sq mi (72.4/km2)July 1, 2001
HendersonCityClark317,610 257,729 +23.2%107.73 279.02,948.2/sq mi (1,138.3/km2)June 8, 1953
Las Vegas†CityClark641,903 583,756 +10.0%135.81 351.74,726.5/sq mi (1,824.9/km2)March 16, 1905

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