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Counties in Nevada that I have Visited

There are 17 counties in Nevada
The Silver State

Also be sure to see the Travel/Geography Blog

Nevada County Outline Map
Source of underlying map: Indiana State University, Cartography

I have visited 5 Counties = 29.4% of Counties in Nevada

Nevada Map

Quick facts about Nevada

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 109,826 square miles. Nevada is the 7th largest state. The next larger state is Arizona and the next smaller state is Colorado.
  • Population(2): 2,414,807 people. Nevada is the 35th most populous state. The next more populous state is Utah and the next less populous state is New Mexico.
  • Population Density: 21.99 people per square mile. Nevada is the 43rd most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Nebraska and the next less densely populated state is Idaho.
  • Bordering States: Nevada shares a border with 5 states: Idaho; Oregon; California; Arizona and Utah.
  • Admission to the Union: October 31, 1864. Nevada was the 36th state admitted to the Union, after West Virginia and before Nebraska.
  • Capital: Carson City.
  • Highest Point: 13,140 feet at Boundary Peak. See SummitPost's Boundary Peak page.
  • Lowest Point: 479 feet at Mt. Manchester in Clark County.
  • Government website: State of Nevada Official web site.
  • Official Tourism website: Travel Nevada.com.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Nevada page.

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Our Elvis Wedding Renewal
in Las Vegas, Nevada

Counties in Nevada

Below are the 17 counties and equivalents in Nevada. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Carson City (independent city)
  2. Churchill
  3. Clark: Largest county population in Nevada (1,375,765 people in 2000 Census); Ellis Island Casino & Brewery; Elvis Wedding / Renewal of Vows; Holy Cow! Brewing Company; Tenaya Creek Restaurant & Brewery
  4. Douglas: Twelve Mile House
  5. Elko: (West) Wendover: What Time? What State?
  6. Esmeralda: Smallest county population in Nevada (971 people in 2000 Census).
  7. Eureka
  8. Humboldt
  9. Lander
  10. Lincoln: Gambling Banned in Nevada!É (in tiny pockets)
  11. Lyon
  12. Mineral: Aurora: A County Seat in Two States. Simultaneously!
  13. Nye: Largest county in Nevada (18,147 square miles).
  14. Pershing
  15. Storey: Smallest county in Nevada (264 square miles).
  16. Washoe: Thoughts on Los Angeles and Reno
  17. White Pine


Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.


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