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Nevada in United States
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted

Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, it is the 36th most populous state, with &&&&&&&&02700691.&&&&&02,700,691 inhabitants, but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km2). Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 incorporated municipalities. Nevada's incorporated municipalities cover only 1% of the state's land mass but are home to 56.7% of its population.

Incorporated places in the state are legally described as cities, except for the state capital Carson City, which has no legal description but is considered an independent city as it is not located in any county. To incorporate, a petition for incorporation can be made to the board of county commissioners, who consider numerous geographic, demographic, and economic factors. Cities are categorized by population for the purpose of determining the number of wards and council election structure as well as the number of city clerks: cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants are in population category one, cities with 5,000 or more but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants are in population category two, and cities having fewer than 5,000 inhabitants are in population category three. Cities are responsible for providing local services such as fire and police protection, road maintenance, water distribution, and sewer maintenance.

The largest municipality by population in Nevada is Las Vegas with 583,756 residents, and the smallest is Caliente with 1,130 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Boulder City, which spans 208.52 sq mi (540.1 km2), while Lovelock is the smallest at 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2). The first place in Nevada to incorporate was Carson City, on March 1, 1875, and the most recent place was Fernley, on July 1, 2001.

Incorporated cities and municipalities

  • Largest cities in Nevada by population
  • Downtown Las Vegas

    Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada's largest city by population

  • Aerial view of Henderson

    Aerial view of Henderson, suburb of Las Vegas and Nevada's second most populous city

  • Skyline of Reno

    Skyline of Reno, third most populous city in Nevada

  • Mountains around North Las Vegas

    Mountains around North Las Vegas, suburb of Las Vegas

  • Sparks, Nevada

    Sparks, suburb of Reno and Nevada's fifth most populous city

  • Carson city nevada capitol

    Carson City, Nevada's capital and sixth largest city by population

  • Main street in Fernley

    Main street of Nevada's newest city, Fernley

  • Downtown Elko

    Downtown Elko, eighth most populous city in Nevada

  • Downtown Mesquite

    Downtown Mesquite, Nevada's ninth most populous city

  • Boulder city and Lake Mead

    View of Boulder City, Nevada's tenth most populous city, and Lake Mead

       State capital and independent city        County seat

Name Type County Population
(2010)		 Population
(2000)		 Change Land area
(2010)		 Population density Incorporation date
sq mi km2
Boulder City City Clark 15,023 14,966 &10000000000000000380863+0.4% 208.52 540.1 72.0/sq mi (27.8/km2) October 1, 1959
Caliente City Lincoln 1,130 1,123 &10000000000000000623330+0.6% 1.87 4.8 604.3/sq mi (233.3/km2) October 1, 1959
Carlin City Elko 2,368 2,161 &10000000000000009578898+9.6% 10.44 27.0 226.8/sq mi (87.6/km2) October 22, 1925
Carson CityIndependent City — None 55,274 52,457 &10000000000000005370112+5.4% 144.66 374.7 382.1/sq mi (147.5/km2) March 1, 1875
ElkoCounty seat City Elko 18,297 16,708 &10000000000000009510414+9.5% 17.64 45.7 1,037.2/sq mi (400.5/km2) March 14, 1917
ElyCounty seat City White Pine 4,255 4,041 &10000000000000005295718+5.3% 7.64 19.8 556.9/sq mi (215.0/km2) July 20, 1907
FallonCounty seat City Churchill 8,606 7,536 &10000000000000014198513+14.2% 3.63 9.4 2,370.8/sq mi (915.4/km2) December 18, 1908
Fernley City Lyon 19,368 NA 122.12 316.3 158.6/sq mi (61.2/km2) July 1, 2001
Henderson City Clark 257,729 175,381 &10000000000000046953774+47.0% 107.73 279.0 2,392.4/sq mi (923.7/km2) June 8, 1953
Las VegasCounty seat City Clark 583,756 478,434 &10000000000000022013903+22.0% 135.81 351.7 4,298.3/sq mi (1,659.6/km2) March 16, 1905
LovelockCounty seat City Pershing 1,894 2,003 Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.4% 0.85 2.2 2,228.2/sq mi (860.3/km2) September 26, 1917
Mesquite City Clark 15,276 9,389 &10000000000000062701033+62.7% 31.89 82.6 479.0/sq mi (184.9/km2) May 24, 1984
North Las Vegas City Clark 216,961 115,488 &10000000000000087864540+87.9% 101.35 262.5 2,140.7/sq mi (826.5/km2) May 1, 1946
RenoCounty seat City Washoe 225,221 180,480 &10000000000000024790004+24.8% 103.01 266.8 2,186.4/sq mi (844.2/km2) March 16, 1903
Sparks City Washoe 90,264 66,346 &10000000000000036050402+36.1% 35.76 92.6 2,524.2/sq mi (974.6/km2) March 15, 1905
Wells City Elko 1,292 1,346 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.0% 6.90 17.9 187.2/sq mi (72.3/km2) March 28, 1927
West Wendover City Elko 4,410 4,721 Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.6% 7.48 19.4 589.6/sq mi (227.6/km2) July 1, 1991
WinnemuccaCounty seat City Humboldt 7,396 7,174 &10000000000000003094507+3.1% 9.39 24.3 787.6/sq mi (304.1/km2) October 13, 1917
YeringtonCounty seat City Lyon 3,048 2,883 &10000000000000005723204+5.7% 8.60 22.3 354.4/sq mi (136.8/km2) March 14, 1907
Total — — 1,531,568 1,142,637 &10000000000000034038019+34.0% &&&&&&&&&&&01065.2900001,065.29 2,759.1 1,437.7/sq mi (555.1/km2) —

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