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 Click Image to Enlarge Nevada CountiesThere aresixteen 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. |
Elko County, NevadaElko County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameSeveral 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 County HistoryCreated 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. GeographyAccording 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
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |