What is the capital city of Nevada? Carson City The capital city of Nevada is Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, named after Christopher Houston Carson. Carson City was founded as a community in 1858, seven years after the first settlement of Eagle Station trading post in 1851. When did Carson City […]
Flag of Nevada The flag of Nevada was created by Governor John Sparks and Col. Harry Day in 1905. The first Flag of Nevada was adopted in 1905, over 40 years after Nevada became a state in 1864. The current flag of Nevada was approved in 1991. The blue of the flag was based directly […]
Facts About Sunrise Manor Sunrise Manor was formed in May 1957. The census-designated place of Sunrise Manor has a total area of 33.4 square miles, all of it land. Sunrise Manor is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Sunrise Manor was to be incorporated, it would be one of the largest cities […]
Facts About North Las Vegas The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946. North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas Valley. North Las Vegas is home to the Cheyenne Campus of the College of Southern Nevada. According to the United States Census Bureau, North Las […]
Facts About Henderson Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, is the second-largest city in Nevada, after Las Vega Henderson occupies the southeastern end of the valley, at an elevation of 1,864 feet above sea level The township of Henderson first emerged in the 1940s during World War II with the building […]
Facts About Reno There are over 20 casinos in Reno and slot machines are available at the airport, convenience and grocery stores. Famous residents of Reno include Judge Mills Lane, Sharon Stone, Dawn Wells of Gilligan’s Island, Kristi Yamaguchi and Toni Tenille. The city is named after Civil War Union Major General Jesse L. Reno, […]
Facts About Las Vegas Las Vegas means “the meadows” due to water found in underground artesian wells. The famous Las Vegas Strip is not located within the city limits of Las Vegas, it actually falls under the jurisdiction of Clark County. Las Vegas has informally earned the nickname of “Sin City.” The Las Vegas Metropolitan […]
Facts About Summerlin South Summerlin South has a total area of 9.64 square miles. The Summerlin South Census Designated Place has a U2 Census Class Code which indicates a census-designated place without an official federally recognized name. Summerlin South bounded on the north by Charleston Boulevard, Hualapai Way to the east and Red Rock Canyon National […]
Facts About Winchester Winchester sits in the east-central part of the Las Vegas Valley. Winchester has a total area of 4.3 square miles, all land. Winchester is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The estimated population of Winchester is 28,231, as of 2019 Winchester is governed by the Clark […]