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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. |
Washoe County, NevadaWashoe County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed after a small Indian tribe known as the Wassou Indians, which means tall bunch grass or rye grass. It is also reported to be the ethnic name of the small Hokan-speaking tribe that inhabited the area, the Washoe from Washiu, meaning "person". Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryNovember 25, 1861 - Named after a small Indian tribe known as the Wassou Indians, which means tall bunch grass or rye grass. It is also reported to be the ethnic name of the small Hokan-speaking tribe that inhabited the area, the Washoe from Washiu, meaning "person". Seat: Reno - May 9th, 1868 Mexican War veterans requested the railroad officials to name the town for General Jesse Lee Reno, a Union soldier killed in action at South Mountain, near Pennsylvania and western Maryland, Sept. 14th, 1862. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,551 square miles (16,968 kmē), of which,
6,342 square miles (16,426 kmē) of it is land and 209 square miles (541 kmē) of it is water. The total area is 3.19% Neighboring Counties:
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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." |