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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.

Pershing County, Nevada

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

County Seat: Lovelock
Year Organized: 1919
Square Miles: 6,009

Court House:

P.O. Box 820
County Courthouse
Lovelock, NV 89419-0820

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named in honor of Gen. John J. Pershing, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

March 18, 1919 - Named in honor of Gen. John J. Pershing, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Seat: Lovelock, after the George Lovelock, a native of England, and his family which settled there in 1862.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,068 square miles (15,715 km²), of which, 6,037 square miles (15,635 km²) of it is land and 31 square miles (80 km²) of it (0.51%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Washoe County, Nevada - west
Humboldt County, Nevada - north
Lander County, Nevada - east
Churchill County, Nevada - south

Cities and Towns:

- Lovelock (County Seat)

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