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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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Elko County, Nevada

Elko County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Elko
Year Organized: 1869
Square Miles: 17,182		 Court House:

575 Idaho Street
County Courthouse
Elko, NV 89801-0000
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Several explanations for the derivation of its name have been offered. One explanation is that Elko is an Indian word meaning either "white woman" or "beautiful." Another explanation credits railroad owner Charles Crocker with the naming of a railroad station after elk roaming in the area, and adding an "o" to form "Elko

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Created out of Lander County - March 5, 1869 - the name is said to have originated from the Indians and means white woman. It is said, among the very old Indians, that this is where they first saw a white woman.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 17,203 sq mi (44,555 kmē),of which, 17,179 square miles (44,493 kmē) of it is land and 24 square miles (62 kmē) of it (0.14%) is water. Not counting Alaska's boroughs (four of which are also larger), it is the fourth largest county in area in the United States, after San Bernardino County in California, Coconino County in Arizona, and Nye County in Nevada. Most of the county lies within the Great Basin, with areas along the northern boundary draining into the Snake River Basin. The elevation ranges from about 4,300 feet (1,300 m) at the edge of the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake Desert, to 11,157 feet (3,401 m) in the Ruby Mountains. The Humboldt River has its source in Elko County and is a major water source for northern Nevada. ·
 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Humboldt County, Nevada - west
  • Lander County, Nevada - southwest
  • Eureka County, Nevada - southwest
  • White Pine County, Nevada - south
  • Tooele County, Utah - east
  • Box Elder County, Utah - east
  • Cassia County, Idaho - northeast
  • Twin Falls County, Idaho - northeast
  • Owyhee County, Idaho - north
Cities and Towns:
- Carlin city Incorporated Area
- Elko (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Wells city Incorporated Area
- West Wendover 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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