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Nevada Counties
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Nevada Counties
There are sixteen counties and one independent city in the state of Nevada. On November 25,
1861, the first Nevada Territorial Legislature established nine counties. Nevada was admitted to the Union on
October 31, 1864 with eleven counties. In 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated into a single
municipal government known as Carson City. |
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Clark County, Nevada
Clark County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Las Vegas
Year Organized: 1909
Square Miles: 7,911 |
Court House: 500 S Grand Central Pkwy
County Government Center
Las Vegas, NV 89155-5914
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named for William Andrews Clark, Sr. (January 8, 1839 – March 2, 1925) was an American politician and
entrepreneur, involved with mining, banking and railroads.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Created from southern Lincoln County, February 5, 1908. Seat: Las Vegas. Much of the county was originally part of
Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory before Nevada became a state. The county was named for William Andrews Clark, a
Montana copper magnate and United States Senator. Clark was largely responsible for the construction of the Los Angeles
and Salt Lake Railroad through the area, a factor heavily contributing to the region's early development.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,091 square miles (20,960 km2). Land covers
7,910 sq mi (20,500 km2) and water covers 180 sq mi (470 km2) (2.23%).
The Colorado River forms the county's southeastern boundary, with Hoover Dam forming Lake Mead along much of its
length. Las Vegas is frequently, yet incorrectly, labeled a valley. By definition, Greater Las Vegas is a land basin
or bowl, surrounded by four mountain ranges, with nearby Mount Charleston being the highest elevation at 11,918 ft,
located to the northwest. Other than the forests on Mount Charleston, the geography in Clark County is a desert.
Creosote bushes are the main native vegetation, and the mountains are mostly rocky with little vegetation.
Neighboring Counties:
- Lincoln County, Nevada - north
- Nye County, Nevada - west
- Inyo County, California - southwest
- San Bernardino County, California - south
- Mohave County, Arizona - east
Cities and Towns:
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- Boulder City |
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- Henderson |
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- Las Vegas
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- Mesquite |
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Incorporated Area |
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- North Las Vegas |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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