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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. |
White Pine County, NevadaWhite Pine County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameThere are no White Pines in White Pine County! The "heavy growth of trees thought to be white pine" were actually limber pine. In fact, there was quite a bit of debate whether to call the county Ruby after the oldest settlement or White Pine. White Pine was favored because the area was well known because of the "Rush to White Pine" after the discovery of rich silver ore. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryMarch 2nd, 1869 - There are no White Pines in White Pine County! The "heavy growth of trees thought to be white pine" were actually limber pine. In fact, there was quite a bit of debate whether to call the county Ruby after the oldest settlement or White Pine. White Pine was favored because the area was well known because of the "Rush to White Pine" after the discovery of rich silver ore. (Courtesy Donna Frederick, White Pine County) GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,897 square miles (23,042 kmē), of which,
8,876 square miles (22,989 kmē) of it is land and 21 square miles (53 kmē) of it (0.23%) is water. 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." |