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| Nevada 157th Anniversary of Statehood (1864): October 31, 2021 |
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| Nevada joined the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state. |
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Nicknames: the Silver State, the Battle Born State, the Sagebrush State
State Motto: All for Our Country
State Animal: Desert bighorn sheep
State Bird: Mountain bluebird
State Fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout
State Reptile: Desert tortoise
State Flower: Sagebrush
State Trees: Single-leaf piñon and Bristlecone pine
State Metal: Silver
State Precious Gemstone: Virgin valley black fire opal
State Rock: Sandstone
State Colors: Silver and blue |
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| The United States acquired the area of Nevada from Mexico in 1848. Nevada Territory was organized from the western part of Utah Territory on March 2, 1861. The territory added area along the eastern boundary from Utah Territory in 1862. In 1866, additional territory on the east and southeast was added from Utah and Arizona territories, and the state assumed generally the same boundary as the present state. |
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Although the territory had not yet been legally established, census data for Nevada are available beginning with the 1860 census. The 1860 census population is for the area of present-day Nevada formed from Utah Territory. (The portion of present-day Nevada, then in New Mexico Territory, was not enumerated in 1860.) The population of the entire legally established Utah Territory (of which the area of Nevada was a part) in 1860 was 47,130.
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| Data for the legally established state of Nevada are available beginning with the 1870 census. |
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Nevada has a land area of 109,831.3 square miles and a water area of 710.1 square miles. It is the 7th largest state by area. Nevada is bordered by Idaho, California, Oregon, Arizona, and Utah.
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The following facts are available thanks to the public’s invaluable participation in U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the information shared by each respondent as we continuously count and measure America’s people, places, and economy. |
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The percentage of people in Nevada who have obtained at least a bachelor's degree
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The median household income in Nevada
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The percentage of the labor force in Nevada who are employed
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| 2020 Census: The Population of Nevada |
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| The number of people living in Nevada was 3,104,614 as of April 1, 2020, an increase of 15.0% since the 2010 Census. View Nevada’s population change by decade. |
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| Nevada Continued Double-Digit Population Growth |
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| America Counts has launched a state-by-state look at the demographic changes the new 2020 Census results reveal. |
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| Our state profiles bring you key population characteristics of your state and your county all on one page. |
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| See how they compare to the nation overall and to neighboring counties and states. Through interactive state and county maps for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, each page provides a snapshot of change from 2010 to 2020 on five topics. |
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Did you know?
- The numeric change in population for Nevada from 2010-2020 was 404,063.
- The percentage of population aged 18 and older in Nevada was 77.7%, a total of 2,413,326 adults.
- This was an increase of 18.6% from the 2010 Census population aged 18 and older in Nevada.
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| About the Geographic Areas |
Nevada has 28 federally recognized American Indian areas. There are 27 reservations; 28 with off-reservation trust land in the state. Two are trust lands only. The remaining two are tribal designated statistical areas (TDSAs).
Nevada has three metropolitan statistical areas, five micropolitan statistical areas, and three combined statistical areas. There are 17 counties and equivalents in Nevada. |
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| Foreign Trade |
Take a look at the various imports to and exports from Nevada. See where materials such as telephones for cellular networks, games operated by coins or tokens, men's or boys' trousers that were not knitted or made of cotton, lithium ion batteries, gold, copper ores and concentrates, and more rank on both lists. Also, see lists of the countries that have sent the most imports by 2020 dollar value to Nevada and the countries that have received the most exported goods from Nevada as measured by 2020 dollar value.
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| View Nevada Statistics in Our COVID-19 Data Hub |
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| View the state COVID-19 impact planning report. Take a look at new survey data and estimates. |
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| 2017 Economic Census Fun Facts About Nevada |
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| About the Census Bureau |
| We serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. We are a scientific organization focused on data. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our information to make far-reaching decisions. |
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