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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
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Humboldt County, Nevada
Humboldt County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
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Court House: 50 W 5th Street
County Courthouse
Winnemucca, NV 89445-3150
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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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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 km˛), of which,
9,648 square miles (24,988 km˛) of it is land and 10 square miles (26 km˛) 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
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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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