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Nevada Counties

There 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.

Humboldt County, Nevada

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

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50 W 5th Street
County Courthouse
Winnemucca, NV 89445-3150

Etymology - Origin of County Name

The name comes from Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). The Humboldt river was named by John C. Frémont while on his exploration of 1845-1846.

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County History

November 25, 1861 - Named for the Humboldt river. The name comes from Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). The Humboldt river was named by John C. Frémont while on his exploration of 1845-1846. Seat: Winnemucca, after the Great Indian Chief who lived in the area. Means - Place by the river.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,658 square miles (25,014 km²), of which, 9,648 square miles (24,988 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (26 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.10% water.

The Santa Rosa Range runs through eastern Humboldt County.

Neighboring Counties:

Elko County, Nevada - east
Lander County, Nevada - southeast
Pershing County, Nevada - south
Washoe County, Nevada - west
Harney County, Oregon - north
Malheur County, Oregon - north
Owyhee County, Idaho - northeast

Cities and Towns:

- Winnemucca (County Seat)

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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."