Nevada ( ; see pronunciation) is a state in the Western, Western and Southwest States of the United States. It borders Oregon in the northwest, Idaho in the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east.
Nevada is the 7th largest, most populous, but the ninth most populous dense of 50 United States. Nearly three quarters of Nevada residents live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas-Paradise metropolitan area where three of the four largest cities in the state are located. The capital of Nevada, however, is Carson City.
Nevada is officially known as the "Silver Country" because of the importance of silver for its history and economy. He is also known as the "Battle Born State", as he reached statehood during the Civil War (the word "Battle Born" also appeared on the state flag); as "Sagebrush State", for native plants of the same name; and as "Sage-hen State".
Nevada is largely desert and semi-arid, much in the Great Basin. The southern area of ​​the Great Basin is in the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and Sierra Nevada are located on the western edge. Approximately 86% of state land is managed by various jurisdictions of the US federal government, both civilian and military.
Before European contact, Native Americans of Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabited the land that is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spaniards. They called the region Nevada (snow) because of the snow that covered the mountains in the winter. This area formed part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and became part of Mexico when gained independence in 1821. The United States annexed the territory in 1848 after its victory in the Mexican-American War, and it was included as part of the Utah Territory. in 1850. The discovery of silver at Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population explosion that became a boost to the creation of the Nevada Territory in the western region of Utah in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on 31 October 1864, as the latter two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first being West Virginia).
Nevada has a reputation for its libertarian law. In 1940, with a population of over 110,000 people, Nevada was the least populous country, with less than half the population of the least populous countries next. However, legalized gambling and loose marriage and divorce laws turned Nevada into a major tourist destination in the 20th century. Nevada is the only US state where legal prostitution, though illegal in Clark County (Las Vegas), Washoe County (Reno) and Carson City (which, as an independent city, is not within any borders). The tourism industry remains Nevada's largest company, with mining continuing as a major economic sector: Nevada is the fourth largest gold producer in the world.
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Etymology and pronunciation
The name "Nevada" comes from the Spanish nevada [ne '? AÃÆ'Â ° a] , meaning "snow-closed", after Sierra Nevada ("snow-capped mountains").
Most Nevadans recite the second tribe of their country name using vocal TRAP ( ). Many outside the United States of the West speak it with PALM ( ) vowels. Although the last pronunciation is closer to Spanish pronunciation, it is not a pronunciation favored by most Nevadans. The State Assembly of Harry Mortenson proposed a bill to recognize an alternative (quasi-Spanish) recitation from Nevada, although the bill was not supported by most legislators and never received a vote. Nevadan's pronunciation is de facto official, as it is used by state legislatures. At one time, the official state tourism organization, TravelNevada, created the country's name as "Nev Da", with a breve mark above a showing a locally preferred pronunciation that is also available as a plate design.
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Geography
Nevada is almost entirely in the Basin and Mountains Region, and is split by many north-south mountains. Most of this range has an endorheic valley between them, which belies the image depicted by the Great Basin.
Much of the northern part of the country lies within the Great Basin, a quiet desert that experiences summer temperatures and cold temperatures in winter. Sometimes, water vapor from Arizona Monsoon will cause a summer storm; The Pacific storm might have covered the area with snow. The highest temperature recorded in the state was 125Ã, Â ° F (52Ã, Â ° C) at Laughlin (height 605 feet or 184 meters) on June 29, 1994. The coldest coldest temperature was -52Ã, Â ° F (-47Ã, Â ° C) was set in San Jacinto in 1972, in the northeastern part of the country.
The Humboldt River crosses the country from east to west across the northern part of the state, flowing into Humboldt's sink near Lovelock. Several rivers flow from Sierra Nevada to the east, including the river Walker, Truckee, and Carson. All these rivers are endorheic basins, ending in Walker Lake, Pyramid Lake, and Carson Sink, respectively. However, not all of Nevada is in the Great Basin. The creek of the Snake River dries up the northern edge, while the Colorado River, which also forms many borders with Arizona, flows away from southern Nevada.
Mountain ranges, some of which have peaks above 13,000 feet (4,000 m), high forest ports high above the desert plains, creating the islands of the sky for endemic species. These valleys are often not lower than 3,000 feet (910 m), while some in central Nevada are above 6,000 feet (1,800 m).
The southern third of the state, where Las Vegas is located, is in the Mojave Desert. This area receives less rain in winter but is closer to Arizona Monsoon in the summer. The terrain is also lower, mostly under 4,000 feet (1,200 m), creating conditions for hot and cold summers to cool winter nights.
Nevada and California so far have the longest diagonal lines (with respect to the direction of the wind) as a state boundary at over 400 miles (640 km). This line begins at Lake Tahoe almost 4 miles (6.4 km) offshore (toward the border), and continues into the Colorado River where the Nevada, California, and Arizona borders merge 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Laughlin Bridge.
The largest mountain in the southern part of the state is the Spring Mountain Range, west of Las Vegas. The lowest point of the country is along the Colorado River, south of Laughlin.
Nevada has 172 mountain peaks with a height of 2,000 feet (610 m). Nevada ranks second in the United States by the number of mountains, behind Alaska, and in front of California, Montana, and Washington. Nevada is the most mountainous country in the United States adjacent.
Climate
Nevada is the driest country in the United States. It comprises most of the desert and semi-arid climatic regions, and, with the exception of the Las Vegas Valley, the average daily temperature range of summer approaches 71Ã, ° F (22Ã,  ° C) in most states. While winter in northern Nevada is long and quite cold, winters in the south of the country tend to be short and light. Most of Nevada receives rare rainfall throughout the year. Most of the falling rain in the state falls on the left side (east and northeast) in the Sierra Nevada.
Average annual rainfall per year is about 7 inches (180 mm); the wettest part gets about 40 inches (1,000 mm). The highest recorded temperature in Nevada was 125 Â ° F (52 Â ° C) at Laughlin on 29 June 1994 and the lowest recorded temperature was -50 Â ° F (-46 Â ° C) at San Jacinto on 8 January 1937 Nevada's Readings 125 Â ° C (52 Â ° C) is the third highest state-wide record, the high temperatures in the US state, just behind Arizona's reading of 128 Â ° F (53 Â ° C) and California 134 Â ° F (57 Â ° C) readings.
Flora and fauna
Nevada's vegetation varies and differs by region. Nevada contains six biotic zones: alpine, sub-alpine, ponderosa, pinion-juniper, bush and creosotebush.
Counties
Nevada is divided into political jurisdictions defined as districts . Carson City is officially a consolidated municipality; However, for many purposes under state legislation it is considered a region. In 1919 there were 17 districts in the state, ranging from 146 to 18,159 square miles (380 to 47,030 km 2 ).
Lake County, one of nine original districts formed in 1861, was named Roop County in 1862. Part of the county became Lassen County, California in 1864. In 1883, Washoe County annexed the remaining part of Nevada.
In 1969, Ormsby County was dissolved and the City of Carson City Consolidation was created by the Legislature in its place along with the old boundaries of Ormsby County.
Bullfrog County was formed in 1987 from the Nye County section. After the creation was declared unconstitutional, the area was abolished in 1989.
Humboldt county was designated as a county in 1856 by the Utah Territorial Legislature and again in 1861 by the new Nevada Legislature.
Clark County is the most populous area in Nevada, accounting for nearly three-quarters of its population. Las Vegas, the most populous city in Nevada, has been the seat of government since the county was formed in 1909 from parts of Lincoln County, Nevada. Before that, it was part of the Arizona Region. Clark County attracts many tourists: An estimated 44 million people visit Clark County in 2014.
Washoe County is the second most populous area in Nevada. The county seat is Reno. Washoe County includes the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area.
Lyon County is the third densest district. This is one of nine original districts created in 1861. Named after Nathaniel Lyon, the first General Union to be killed in the Civil War. The current county seat is Yerington. The first county seat was set up in Dayton on 29 November 1861.
History
Before 1861
Francisco Garcà © s was the first European in the area, Nevada was annexed as part of the Spanish Empire in the northwestern region of New Spain. Administratively, the Nevada region is part of Command General Provincias Internas at Viceroyalty of New Spain. Nevada became part of the California Provincial ( Above California ) province in 1804 when California was divided. With the victory of the Mexican War of Independence in 1821, the province of Alta California became a Mexican (state) territory, with a small population. Jedediah Smith entered the Las Vegas Valley in 1827, and Peter Skene Ogden went to Humboldt River in 1828. When Mormon created the Deseret State in 1847, they claimed the entire Nevada in the Great Basin and Colorado DAS. They also established the first white settlement in what is now Nevada, Mormon Station (modern Genoa), in 1851. In June 1855, William Bringhurst and 29 fellow Mormon missionaries from Utah arrived at a site in the northeast of downtown Las Vegas and built a 150 square foot adobe castle, the first permanent structure erected in the valley, which remained under the control of Salt Lake City until the winter of 1858-1859.
As a result of the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico permanently lost Alta California in 1848. New territories acquired by the United States continued to be granted as territory. As part of the Cession of Mexico (1848) and the subsequent California Gold Rush that uses Emigrant Trails through the area, the territory of the country evolved first as part of the Utah Territory, then the Nevada Territory (March 2, 1861, named for Sierra Nevada). ).
See Utah History, The History of Las Vegas, and the discovery of the first silver ore deposit at Comstock Lode under Virginia City, Nevada in 1859.
Separation from Utah Region
On March 2, 1861, the Nevada Territory was separated from the Utah Territory and adopted the current name, which is abbreviated from Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snow-capped mountains").
The southern boundary of 1861 is commemorated by the Nevada History Markers 57 and 58 in Lincoln and the county of Nye.
State of statehood (1864)
Eight days before the 1864 presidential election, Nevada became the 36th state in the union. Rather than sending the Nevada State Constitution to Washington DC by Pony Express to save time, the full text of the State Constitution was sent by the Telegraph at a cost of $ 3,416.77 - the most expensive telegraph in a single shipment. Finally the response from Washington DC on October 31, 1864 was "the pain was over, the child was born, Nevada today accepted into Unity". The status of the country was rushed on 31 October to help ensure the re-election of Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 8 and post-Civil War domination in Congress, when Nevada's mining-based economy tied it with a more advanced Union. However, it turns out, Lincoln and Republic won the election easily, and did not need Nevada's help.
Nevada is one of only two states that significantly expand its borders after entering the Union. (The other is Missouri, which acquired additional territory in 1837 due to Platte Purchase.)
In 1866, another part of the Western Utah Territory was added to Nevada in the eastern part of the state, which sets the current eastern border.
Nevada reached its present southern boundary on January 18, 1867, when it absorbed parts of Pah-Ute County in the Arizona Region west of the Colorado River, essentially all of Nevada is now south of the 37th parallel. The move was fueled by gold discoveries in the area, and officials think Nevada will be better able to keep an eye on the expected population boom. This area covers most of what is now Clark County and the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Mining forms the Nevada economy for years (see Silver mining in Nevada ). When Mark Twain lived in Nevada during the period described in Roughing It, mining has led to speculative industry and tremendous wealth. However, mining and population declined in the late 19th century. However, the rich silver strikes at Tonopah in 1900, followed by strikes at Goldfield and Rhyolite, once again put Nevada's population on an increasing trend.
Gambling and labor
Unregulated gambling was commonplace in the early Nevada mining towns but was banned in 1909 as part of the national anti-gambling war. Due to the subsequent decline in mining results and the decline of the agricultural sector during the Great Depression, Nevada once again legalized gambling on 19 March 1931, with the consent of the legislature. The signature of Governor Fred B. Balzar passed the most liberal divorce law in the country and opened gambling. The reform came just eight days after the federal government presented a $ 49 million construction contract for Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam).
Nuclear test
The Nevada Test Site, 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas, was founded on January 11, 1951, for testing nuclear weapons. The site consists of about 1,350 sq miles (3,500 km 2 ) deserts and mountainous terrain. The nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site began with a 1 kiloton of TNT (4.2Ã, TJ) bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat on January 27, 1951. The final atmospheric test was conducted on July 17, 1962, and underground weapons testing continued until 23 September 1992. This location known to have the highest concentration of nuclear weapons in the US
More than 80% of the country's territory is owned by the federal government. The main reason for this is that homesteads are not allowed in size large enough to survive in dry conditions prevailing throughout the Nevada desert. Instead, the early settlers will manage the land around the water source, and then graze the cattle on adjacent public land, which is useless for agriculture without access to water (the pattern of these farms is still valid).
Demographics
Population
The US Census Bureau estimates the population of Nevada on July 1, 2016 is 2,940,058, an increase of 56,300 inhabitants (1.95%) since the 2015 Census 2015 estimate and an increase of 239,367 inhabitants (8.86%) since the 2010 United States Census. Nevada has a percentage the second highest population growth from 2015 to 2016.
Since the 2010 census, Nevada residents experienced a natural increase of 87,581 (net difference between 222,508 births and 134,927 deaths); and an increase due to net migration of 146,626 (of which 104,032 is due to domestic and 42,594 is due to international migration).
Nevada population center in southern Nye County. In this area, the unknown town of Pahrump, 60 miles (97 km) west of Las Vegas on the state line of California, has grown tremendously from 1980 to 2010. In the 2010 census, the city had 36,441 inhabitants. Las Vegas grew from one roll of 100 people in 1900 to 10,000 in 1950 to 100,000 in 1970, and was the fastest growing and metropolitan city in America from 1960 to 2000.
From around the 1940's to 2003, Nevada was the fastest-growing country in the United States. Between 1990 and 2000, Nevada's population increased 66%, while the US population increased 13%. More than two thirds of the country's population lives in the metropolitan area of ​​Clark County Las Vegas.
Henderson and North Las Vegas are one of the 20 fastest growing cities in the US with over 100,000. The rural community of Mesquite 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Las Vegas is an example of micropolitan growth in the 1990s and 2000s. Other desert towns such as Indian Springs and Searchlight on the outskirts of Las Vegas have also experienced growth.
A large number of new residents in this state are from California, causing some locals to feel their country is "Californicated".
Birth data
Note: The births in the table do not increase, as Hispanics are well-counted by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall score.
- Since 2016, birth data of Hispanic White origin are not collected, but belong to one
group; people from Hispanics may come from any race.
Settlements
A small portion of Nevada's population lives in rural areas. The culture of these places differs significantly from major metropolitan areas. People in this rural area tend to be natives of Nevada, unlike in the Las Vegas and Reno areas, where most of the population is born in other states. The rural population is also less diverse in terms of race and ethnicity. Mining plays an important role in the economy of rural areas, with tourism becoming less prominent. The ranch also has a long tradition in rural Nevada.
Locations by GDP
Ancestor
According to data from the Census Bureau 2016, Nevada is now a minority majority joining California, Texas, New Mexico, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia. On July 1, 2016, the Census Bureau estimates Nevada is 75.1% White (49.9% non-Hispanic White), 9.6% Black or African American, 8.7% Asian, 1.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native , and 0.8% Original Hawaiian or Pacific Island Natives. Individuals of two or more races comprise 4.2% of the population. Hispanics of any race comprise 28.5% of the population of the State.
According to the 2010 census estimate, the racial distribution is as follows:
- 66.2% White American (54.1% Non-Hispanic White, 12.1% Hispanic White)
- 8.1% Black American (African American)
- 7.2% Asian Americans
- 4.7% American Multiracial
- 1.2% American Indians and Alaskan Native
- 0.6% of Hawaii and other Pacific Islanders
- 12.0% some other races
Hispanic or Latin from any race makes up 26.5% of the population. In 1980, non-Hispanic whites consisted of 83.3% of the state population.
The main ancestors of Nevada residents in 2009 have been surveyed as follows:
- 20.8% Mexico
- 13.3% German
- 10.0% Ireland
- 9.2% English
- 6.3% Italian
- 3.8% Americans
- 3.6% Scandinavia (1.4% Norway, 0.8% Finland, 1.4% Sweden, and 0.8% Denmark).
Nevada is home to many cultures and nationalities. In 2011, 63.6% of Nevada's population younger than age 1 was a minority. Las Vegas is a minority majority city. Nevada also has a sizable population of Basque descent. In Douglas, Minerals and Pershing County, some residents are of Mexican descent, with Clark County (Las Vegas) alone home to over 200,000 Mexican Americans. Nye and Humboldt districts have a plurality of Germans; and Washoe County has many Irish Americans. British Americans form a plurality in Lincoln County, Churchill County, Lyon County, White Pine County and Eureka County. Las Vegas is home to a thriving ethnic community, including Scandinavia, Italy, Poland, Greece, Spain, and Armenia. Although, Mexicans are the majority of Latinos in the state, Nevada has a relatively diverse Hispanic/Latino population.
Asian Americans live in the state since the Gold Rush of California in the 1850s brought thousands of Chinese miners into the Washoe area. They were followed by several hundred Japanese agricultural workers at the end of the 19th century. At the end of the 20th century, many immigrants from China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, and Vietnam came to the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The city now has one of America's most productive Asian communities, with most of China and Taiwan known as "Chinatown" west of I-15 on Spring Mountain Road. The Filipino Americans form the largest Asian American group in the state, with a population of over 113,000. They comprise 56.5% of the Asian American population in Nevada and constitute about 4.3% of the state's population.
Most parts of African America in Las Vegas and Reno can be found. Many residents of African-American Nevana have recently transplanted residents from California.
According to the 2000 US Census, 16.19% of Nevada residents aged 5 years and over speak Spanish at home, while 1.59% speak Filipino, and 1% speak Chinese.
In the 2010 census, 6.9% of the country's population reported below 5, 24.6% were under 18, and 12.0% were 65 or older. Females comprise about 49.5% of the population.
Las Vegas is a major destination for immigrants from South Asia and Latin America who are looking for jobs in the games and hospitality industry during the 1990s and first decades of the 21st century, but agriculture and construction are the largest employers of immigrant workers.
Older people (over age 65) and infants, young children or adolescents (under age 18) form a large part of the population of Nevada. The religious order of Nevadans includes the great communities of Mormon, Roman Catholicism and Evangelicals; each known for higher birth rates and a median age younger than the national. American Jews represent most of the community of active adult retirees.
Religion
Church attendance in Nevada is among the lowest of all US states. In a 2009 Gallup poll only 30% of Nevadans say they attend church weekly or almost weekly, compared to 42% of all Americans (only four countries are found to have lower attendance rates than Nevada).
The main religious affiliations of the Nevada people are: Protestant 35%, no religion 28%, Roman Catholics 25%, Latter-day Saints 4%, Jews 2%, Hindus less than 1%, Buddhas 0.5% and Islam less than 0 , 1%. The parts of Nevada (in the eastern part of the state) are located in the Mormon Corridor.
The biggest denomination with the number of followers in 2010 is the Roman Catholic Church with 451,070; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with 175,149; and Southern Baptist Convention with 45,535; Buddhist Congregation 14.727; BahÃÆ'¡'ÃÆ' 1,723; and 1,700 Muslims. The Jewish community is represented by The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute and Chabad.
Economy
Nevada's economy is tied to tourism (especially entertainment and gambling-related), mining, and farming. Nevada's industry output is tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, and electrical equipment. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates Nevada's total state product in 2010 is $ 126 billion. Personal per capita income of the country in 2009 was $ 38,578, ranked nineteenth in the country. Nevada's state debt in 2012 is calculated to be $ 7.5 billion, or $ 3,100 per taxpayer. By December 2014, the country's unemployment rate was 6.8%.
The Nevada economy has long been tied to industry representatives. "[Nevada] was founded in mining and saddled with sin - beginning with divorce and divorce easily a century ago and then extending to games and prostitution", said August 21, 2010 edition of The Economist.
Mine
In parts of states outside the Las Vegas and Reno metropolitan areas, mining plays a major economic role. By value, gold is the most important miner being mined. In 2004, 6.8 million ounces of gold worth $ 2.84 billion were mined in Nevada, and the state accounted for 8.7% of world gold production (see <<> Gold mining in Nevada ). Silver is the second, with 10.300,000 ounces (290 million g) worth $ 69 million mined in 2004 (see Silver mining in Nevada ). Other minerals mined in Nevada include construction aggregates, copper, gypsum, diatomite and lithium. Despite the rich deposits, mining costs in Nevada are generally high, and output is very sensitive to world commodity prices.
Cattle farm
Cattle ranching is a major economic activity in rural Nevada. Nevada's agricultural produce are livestock, straw, alfalfa, dairy products, onions, and potatoes. On January 1, 2006, there were about 500,000 head of cattle and 70,000 sheep in Nevada. Most of these animals feed on the rangeland in the summer, with extra feed in the winter. The calves are generally sent to feedlots abroad in the fall to be fattened for the market. More than 90% of the 484,000 acres (196,000 hectares) farmland in Nevada is used to plant straw, mostly alfalfa, for animal feed.
Biggest employer
The largest employer in the state, in the first fiscal quarter of 2011, is as follows, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation:
Transportation
The Amtrak Train California Zephyr uses the Union Pacific native carriage line in daily service from Chicago to Emeryville, California, serving Elko, Winnemucca, and Reno. Las Vegas has no passenger train service since Amtrak's Desert Wind was suspended in 1997. Amtrak Thruway Motorcoaches provides connecting services from Las Vegas to trains in Needles, California, Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California; and from Stateline, Nevada, to Sacramento, California. There are a number of proposals to reintroduce services to Los Angeles or Southern California.
Union Pacific Railroad has several railroads to the north and south of Nevada. Greyhound Lines provides several bus services to the state.
Interstate 15 passes the southern end of the country, serving Las Vegas and other communities. I-215 and spur the I-515 route also serve the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Interstate 80 crosses through northern Nevada, roughly following the Humboldt River path from Utah to the east and the Truckee River to the west through Reno to California. It has a spur route, I-580. Nevada is also served by several US highways: US 6, US 50, US 93, US 95 and US 395. There are also 189 state routes of Nevada. Many Nevada countries have regional route systems as well, although many are not signed or paved in rural areas. Nevada is one of the few states in the US that has no interstate toll road connecting two major population centers - the road links between Las Vegas and the Reno area are a combination of Interstate and US highways.
The country is one of only a few in the country that allows semi-trailer trucks with three trailers - what can be called "strollers" in Australia. But the American version is usually smaller, partly because they have to climb up and down some pretty steep mountain tracks.
RTC Transit is a public transport system in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The agency is the largest transit agency in the state and operates a bus service network in the Las Vegas Valley, including the use of Deuce buses, level buses, the Las Vegas Strip and some remote routes. RTC RIDE operates a local transit bus service system throughout the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. Other transit systems in the state include JAC Carson City. Most other districts in the state have no public transport at all.
In addition, a 4-mile (6.4 km) monorail system provides public transportation in the Las Vegas area. The Las Vegas Monorail service serves several casino properties and the Las Vegas Convention Center on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip, located near Paradise Road, with possible future extensions to McCarran International Airport. Some hotels also run their monorail line between each other, which is usually a few blocks in length.
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is the busiest airport serving Nevada. Reno-Tahoe International Airport (formerly known as Reno Cannon International Airport) is the other major airport in the state.
Law and government
Government
Under the Constitution of the State of Nevada, the power of the Nevada government is divided between three separate departments: the Executive consists of the Governor of Nevada and their cabinet together with other elected constitutional officials; The legislature comprising the Legislature of Nevada, which includes the Assembly and the Senate; and Courts consisting of the Nevada Supreme Court and the lower courts.
The Nevada Governor is the chief judge of Nevada, the head of the state government's executive department, and the supreme commander of the state military forces. The current governor of Nevada is Brian Sandoval, a Republican.
The Nevada Legislature is a bicameral body divided into Assembly and Senate. Members of the Assembly serve for 2 years, and members of the Senate serve for 4 years. Both houses in the Nevada Legislature will be affected by the time limits beginning in 2010, as Senators and Board Members/women will be limited to a maximum of 12 years in each house (with a lifetime appointment or election) - a recent constitutional provision enforced by the Supreme Court of Nevada in a unanimous decision. Each Legislative session meets for 120 days is constitutionally required in each odd-numbered year, or longer if the Governor calls a special session.
The Nevada Supreme Court is the state supreme court. The original jurisdiction is shared between the District Courts (with general jurisdiction), and the Court of Justice and the City Court (both limited jurisdictions). An appeal by the District Court was made directly to the Nevada Supreme Court, which under the model of deflective jurisdiction, has the discretion to send the case to the Nevada Appellate Court for final settlement.
Cities established in Nevada, known as towns, are authorized to regulate everything that is not forbidden by law. A recent movement has begun to allow house rules in the incorporated Nevada cities to give them more flexibility and fewer restrictions than the Legislature. The City Council for unregistered cities is a limited local government created by the local district commission, or by referendum, and forms a pure advisory role and in no way undermines the responsibilities of the regional commission that created it.
Country agency
State departments and agencies:
Legal
In 1900, Nevada residents were the smallest of all states and shrunk, as the difficulty of living in the "barren wasteland" began to outweigh the appeal of silver for many of the early settlers. Historian Lawrence Friedman has explained what happened next:
Nevada, in the explosion of ingenuity, built the economy by exploiting its sovereignty. His strategy is to legalize all kinds of illegal things in California... after the easy divorce easy marriage and casino game. Even legal prostitution in Nevada, in every region that decides to allow it. Quite a few of them do it.
With the advent of air conditioning for the use of the summer and mild winter of Southern Nevada, the fate of the country began to reverse, as happened in Arizona, making these two countries grow the fastest in the Union.
Prostitution
Nevada is the only state where legal prostitution (in the form of licensed prostitution).
Prostitution is specifically illegal by state law in larger state jurisdictions, which include Clark County (which contains Las Vegas), Washoe County (which contains Reno), and the independent city of Carson City. Otherwise, it is legal in countries that specifically choose to allow it. If allowed, brothel only in rural or remote areas.
Divorce
Nevada's early reputation as a "divorced paradise" arose from the fact that, before the unpaid divorce revolution of the 1970s, divorce was difficult to obtain in the United States. Because it has legalized gambling and prostitution, Nevada continues the trend of raising its profile by adopting one of the most liberal divorce laws in the country. This produces Williams v. North Carolina (1942) , 317 U.S. 287 (1942), in which the US Supreme Court ruled North Carolina should provide "full confidence and credit" to Nevada's divorce. The Court modified its decision at Williams v. North Carolina (1945), 325 US 226 (1945), with the state holding no need to recognize Nevada's divorce unless one of the parties is domiciled there at the time of divorce is given and the forum of the state is entitled to make its own determination.
In 2009, Nevada's divorce rate was above the national average.
Tax
Nevada's tax laws are intended to attract new residents and businesses to the country. Nevada has no personal income tax or corporate income tax. Because Nevada does not collect earnings data, that information can not be shared with the federal government, the IRS.
The state sales tax (similar to VAT or GST) in Nevada varies depending on the region. The statewide tax rate is 6.85%, with five districts (Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, and Mineral) charging this amount. States may impose additional tariffs through voter consent or through the consent of the state legislature; therefore, applicable sales tax will vary by county ranging from 6.85% to 8.1% (Clark County). In Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, it enforces four separate area option taxes in addition to statewide rates - 0.25% for flood control, 0.50% for mass transit, 0.25% for infrastructure, and 0.25% % for more police. In Washoe County, which includes Reno, the sales tax rate is 7.725 percent, due to the regional option rate for flood control, the ReTRAC train trap project, mass transit, and additional district levels approved under the Local Government Tax Act of 1991. sales tax rates Nevada minimum changed on July 1, 2009.
The lodging tax rate in Clark County, which includes the Las Vegas Strip, is 12%. Within the boundaries of the cities of Las Vegas and Henderson, the lodging tax rate is 13%.
Corporations like Apple Inc. allegedly has set up investment and fund companies in Nevada to avoid paying taxes.
Gay Rights
In 2009, the Nevada Legislature passed a domestic list of partnership laws enabling gay couples to enjoy the same rights as married couples. In 2014, gay marriage is legal in Nevada.
Merge
Nevada provides a friendly environment for corporate formation, and many businesses (primarily California) have incorporated in Nevada to take advantage of the benefits of Nevada legislation. The Nevada Company offers great flexibility to the Board of Directors and simplifies or avoids many complicated rules for business managers in several other countries. In addition, Nevada does not have a franchise tax, although it requires companies to have licenses to be paid by the state.
Financial institutions
Similarly, many US states have usury laws that limit the amount of interest the lender may charge, but federal law allows companies to 'import' these laws from their home country.
Alcohol and other drugs
Nevada has a very liberal alcohol law. Bar allowed to stay open 24 hours, without "last call". Liquor stores, supermarkets, and supermarkets can also sell alcohol 24 hours per day, and can sell beer, wine, and liquor.
In 2016, Nevada voters approved Question 2, which legalized ownership, transportation and planting the amount of personal use of marijuana for adults aged 21 years and older, and authorized the creation of a market regulated for the sale of cannabis for adults aged 21 years and older through state-licensed retail outlets. Nevada voters had previously approved medical marijuana in 2000, but rejected the legalization of marijuana in a similar referendum in 2006. Cannabis in all forms remain illegal under federal law.
The non-alcoholic drug law is an important exception to Nevada libertarian principles. It is famous for having the harshest punishment for drug offenders in this country. Nevada remains the only state that still uses the minimum mandatory penalty guidelines to have drugs.
Smoking
Nevada voters imposed a smoking ban ("The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act") in November 2006 which became effective on December 8, 2006. It bans smoking in most workplaces and public places. Smoking is allowed in the bar, but only if the bar does not serve food, or the bar is inside the larger casino. Smoking is also permitted in casinos, certain hotel rooms, tobacco shops, and brothels. However, some businesses do not comply with this law and governments tend not to enforce it. In 2011, smoking restrictions in Nevada were relaxed for certain places that allowed only people aged 21 and over.
Crime
In 2006, crime rates in Nevada were about 24% higher than the national average rate, although crime has since declined. Property crime accounts for about 85% of the total crime rate in Nevada, which is 21% higher than the national level. The remaining 20.3% is a violent crime. A full list of crime data in the state for 2013 can be found here:
Politics
Country politics
Due to the heavy growth in the southern part of the state, there is a striking difference between northern and southern Nevada politics. The North has long maintained the control of key positions in state governments, even while southern Nevada is larger than any other state. The northern part saw the taller population in the south become more influential and possibly rule as the majority ruler. The South sees the north as an "old guard" trying to rule as an oligarchy. This has encouraged resentment, however, due to an amendment to the deadline passed by Nevada voters in 1994, and again in 1996, some of which hold north over key positions will soon disappear in the south, leaving northern Nevada with smaller powers.
Historically, northern Nevada has been strongly Republican. A more rural district in the north is one of the most conservative areas in the country. The city of Carson, the state capital, is a swinging city/county swing of the Republic. Washoe County, home to Reno, has been historically very Republican, but has now become more of a swinging area swinging to Democrats. Clark County, home to Las Vegas, has been a stronghold for the Democratic Party since its founding in 1909, having chosen Republic only six times and once for third-party candidates. Clark and Washoe districts have long dominated state politics. Among them, they give 87 percent of Nevada votes, and vote for the majority of the majority of the state legislature. The last Republic to bring Clark County is George H.W. Bush in 1988, and the last Republic to bring Washoe County was George W. Bush in 2004. The majority of elected state officials are from Las Vegas or Reno.
National politics
Nevada chose the winner in every presidential election from 1912 to 2012, except in 1976 when choosing Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter. These include the Democrats favoring John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1960 and 1964, respectively. Republic of Richard Nixon in 1968 and in 1972, Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980 and in 1984, Republican George H.W. Bush in 1988, Democrat Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, Republican George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, and Democrat Barack Obama won the country in 2008 and 2012. This gives the country's status as a political leader. From 1912 to 2012, Nevada has been brought in by most presidential candidates from any state (26 out of 27 elections). In 2016, Nevada lost its marking status when it narrowly voted for Hillary Clinton, against Donald Trump, the last of whom was the winner of the 2016 election. Nevada was one of only three countries won by John F. Kennedy in West America on 1960 election, though narrow.
United States Senator is Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, and Dean of Republic Heller. The government is held by Brian Sandoval, a Republican from Reno.
Voting
Nevada is the only US state that does not have the above options available on the ballot. Officially called No Candidate, this option was first added to the ballot in 1975 and is used in all statewide election, including presidents, US Senate and all state constitutional positions. In the event "No This Candidate" receives a number of votes in the election, the candidate with the next highest total is selected.
Education
Education in Nevada is achieved through public, private and public primary, secondary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities.
The educational reform legislation in May 2015 expands the choice of schools to 450,000 Nevada students who reach up to 185% of federal poverty levels. Education savings accounts (ESAs) are activated by the new law to help pay tuition for private schools. Alternatively, families "can use the funds in this account to also pay for textbooks and study guidance."
Public school district
The Nevada public school district includes:
Colleges and universities
Research institute
- Desert Research Institute
Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame provides educational resources and promotes the aerospace and aviation history of the country.
Parks and recreation areas
The recreation area is managed by the federal government
Northern Nevada
- California National History Trail
- Humboldt National Forest
- Great Basin National Park
- Spanish National Historical Trail
- Pony Express National Historic Trail Southern Nevada
- Ash Meadows National Wildlife Reserve
- Bootleg Canyon Mountain Bike Park
- Toiyabe National Forest
- Inyo National Forest
- Mount Charleston and the Charleston Mountain Desert
- Spring Mountains and Spring Mountain Recreation Area
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Death Valley National Park
- USS Nevada (1865)
- USS Nevada (BM-8)
- USS Nevada (BB-36)
- USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
- "Silver State Fanfare" - an official state parade by Gerald G. Willis. Codified by the Nevada Legislature in 2001 on NRS 235.035
- "Nevada State March" by J.P. Meder (1848-1908), 1894
- "Sin City" by AC/DC
- "Sands of Nevada" from the 2000 release of Mark Knopfler Sailing to Philadelphia
- "Sin City" from the 2005 release of Limbeck Let Me Come Home
- "Home Means Nevada", the state song of Nevada, by Bertha Rafetto
- "Nevada" by the Riders in the Sky from the Best of the West album
- "Night Time In Nevada" by Dulmage/Clint/Pascoe, 1931
- "Nevada's Grace" by Atreyu, the twelfth track of 2004 The Curse
- "Battle Born" by The Killers, the last song on the 2012 album is also named Battle Born
- "Winner's Casino" by Richmond Fontaine from 2002 album Winnemucca
- "Reno" by Doug Supernaw from the album Red and Rio Grande released in 1993.
- "Ooh Las Vegas" by Gram Parsons from the album Return of the Grievous Angel .
- "Darcy Farrow" by Jimmie Dale Gilmore from the album One Endless Night .
- "Viva Las Vegas" was recorded by Elvis Presley (1963)
- "Goldfield" by Rocky Votolato from the album Makers (2006)
- "Vegas Light" from Panic! in Disco
- Albums Too Strange To Live, Too Rare To Die (released 2013)
- Index of Nevada related articles
- Outline of Nevada - list of regulated topics about Nevada
- "Nevada" (official state website).
- "Nevada State Guide". Library of Congress.
- "Nevada State Databases". ALA. Ã, List of annotations from searchable databases produced by Nevada state agencies and compiled by Government Roundtable Documents from the American Library Association.
- Country Tourism Website
- Nevada State Library and Archives
- Energy Profile for Nevada
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources from Nevada
- US Census Bureau
- 1875 County Map at Texas Tech Southwest Collection
- Map of the Nevada Territory. Full color map. List of city, city, and district seats
- Nevada State Facts from USDA
- Forgotten Nevada - Ghost Town and Nevada Mining Camp
- Nevada Historical Marker
- Navada Country Seal
- Nevada on Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- Geographic data associated with Nevada in OpenStreetMap
- Nevada Online Encyclopedia, Humanitarian Nevada
Wilderness
There are 68 designated wilderness areas in Nevada, protecting approximately 6,579,014 hectares (2,662,433 ha) under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the US Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
State park
Nevada State Park is comprised of a protected area run by the state of Nevada, including state parks, state historic sites, and state recreation areas. There are 24 state park units, including the Van Sickle Bi-State Park which opened in July 2011 and operated in partnership with the state of California.
Culture
Entertainment and tourism
Resort areas like Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Laughlin attract visitors from all over the nation and the world. In FY08, a total of 266 casinos with game revenues of more than $ 1 million for the year, bringing in revenues of $ 12 billion in game revenue, and $ 13 billion in non-gaming revenue. The game statistics review can be found in the Nevada game area.
Nevada has by far the largest hotel room per capita in the United States. According to the American Hotel and Lodging Association, there are 187,301 rooms in 584 hotels (out of 15 or more rooms). Countries are ranked below California, Texas, Florida, and New York in number of rooms, but these countries have a much larger population. Nevada has one hotel room for every 14 residents, well above the national average of one hotel room per 67 inhabitants.
Legal prostitution in some parts of Nevada in licensed brothels, but only districts with populations under 400,000 who have the option to legalize it. Although prostitution is not a major part of the Nevada economy, employing about 300 women as independent contractors, this is a very visible endeavor. Of the 14 districts allowed to legalize prostitution under state law, 8 have chosen to legalize prostitution. State law prohibits prostitution in Clark County (which contains Las Vegas), and Washoe County (which contains Reno). However, prostitution is legal in Storey County, which is part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area.
Sports
Nevada is not well known for its professional sports teams, especially as major league sports in the past feared being directly involved with the sports gambling industry. However, the situation is diminishing after they embraced the daily fantasy sport (DFS) in 2014. Las Vegas Valley is home to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League who began playing in the 2017-18 NHL season at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Golden Knights is the only North American professional sports franchise in Nevada.
They will join the Oakland Raiders who at the beginning of the 2016 NFL season expressed interest in moving their team to Las Vegas, and announced in January 2017 they will do so in 2019 or 2020.
Nevada is proud of its campus sport, especially its campus football. College teams in the state include the Nevada Wolf Pack (representing the University of Nevada, Reno) and UNLV Rebels (representing the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), both in the Western Mountain Conference (MW).
UNLV is best remembered for his son's basketball program, which experienced the peak of supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Trained by Jerry Tarkanian, Runnin 'Rebels became one of the country's most elite programs. In 1990, UNLV won the Division I Men's Championship by defeating Duke 103-73, which set the tournament records for most of the team's points scored and the biggest margin of victory in the national title game.
In 1991, UNLV completed an unbeaten regular season, an achievement that will not be matched by Division I basketball for more than 20 years. Forward Larry Johnson won several awards, including the Naismith Awards. UNLV reached the Final Four again, but lost their national semi-final against Duke 79-77. The Runnin 'Rebels is a pre-season Associated Press No. 1 back to back (1989-90, 1990-91). North Carolina is the only other team to achieve it (2007-08, 2008-09).
State involvement in college sports is not limited to local schools. In the 21st century, the Las Vegas area has become a significant regional hub for college basketball conference tournaments. MW, the West Coast Conference and the Western Athletic Conference all held their son and daughter tournaments in the area, and Pac-12 also hosted a men's tournament there. The Big Sky Conference, after decades of holding a men's and women's conference tournament at the campus site, began holding both tournaments in Reno in 2016.
Las Vegas has hosted several professional boxing matches, most recently at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with matches like Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield, Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao and at The newer T-Mobile Arena with Canelo ÃÆ' lvarez vs. Amir Khan.
Along with the increasing popularity in mixed martial arts (MMA), a number of UFC-fighting leagues have been attracted to Las Vegas as the premier event location because of the number of matching host spots. Mandalay Bay Events Center and MGM Grand Garden Arena are some of the more popular places for battle events such as MMA and have hosted several UFC and other MMA degree fights. The city has held the most UFC event with 86 events.
The state is also home to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which hosts the Kobalt Tools 400. Two places in the Las Vegas area are soon to host the premier annual event in the rodeo. The Thomas & amp; Mack Center, built for UNLV men's basketball, hosts the National Final Rodeo. The PBR World Final, which is operated by the Bull Professional Bull Rider, was also held at Thomas & amp; Mack Center before moving to T-Mobile Arena in 2016. Finally, Sam Boyd Stadium, home to the UNLV football team, also hosts the country's largest rugby event, USA Sevens tournaments in the World Rugby Sevens Series, as well as the AMA Supercross Championships.
The country is also home to one of the most famous tennis players of all time, Andre Agassi, and current baseball superstar, Bryce Harper.
List of teams
Primary professional team
Small professional team
College team
Military
Some United States Naval vessels have been named USS Nevada to honor the country. They include:
Area 51 near Groom Lake, salt lake salt bed. Creech's much smaller Air Force Base is in Indian Springs, Nevada; Hawthorne Army Depot at Hawthorne; Tonopah Test Range near Tonopah; and Nellis AFB in the northeastern part of the Las Vegas Valley. Naval Air Station Fallon in Fallon; NSAWC, (pronounced "EN-SOCK") in western Nevada. NSAWC consolidated three Command Centers into one Command Structure under a flagship officer on July 11, 1996. NAS Fallon's Fall Structural Center (STRIKE "U") since 1984, joined the Navy Arms Combat School (TOPGUN) and the School of Warning Weapons Dini Airborne (TOPDOME), both of which moved from the Miramar NAS as a result of the 1993 Basic and Closing Rearrangement (BRAC) decision that redirected the installation back to the Marine Corps as MCAS Miramar. The Seahawk Weapons School was added in 1998 to provide tactical training for Navy helicopters.
These bases host a number of activities including the Unified Aerial Systems Excellence Center, Naval Base and the Air Warfare Center, Nevada Training Range and Training, Red Flag, Thunderbirds US Air Force, United States Air Force Center, USA. Declaring the School of Air Force Guns, and the School of United States Navy Weapon Guns.
Songs about Nevada
Future issues
Nevada enjoys many economic benefits, and the southern part of the country enjoys cool winter weather, but rapid growth has led to several overcrowded roads and schools. Nevada has the fifth largest school district in Clark County School District (projected fall 2007 enrollment is 314,000 K-12 class students).
Coyote Springs is a community proposed for 240,000 residents in Clark and Lincoln County. This will be the largest planned city in Nevada. The city is being developed by Harvey Whittemore and has generated some controversy due to environmental concerns and alleged political favoritism.
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