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Most counties in the state of Nevada are rural, and have voted Republican since 1980. As a whole, the rural counties outside of Las Vegas and Reno made up much of Trump's total. The state's two most populous counties, Clark County and Washoe County, which contain over 89% of the state's population, broke for Biden. Trump was able to narrow the ...
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,499, [1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Pioche. [2] Like many counties in Nevada, it is dry and sparsely populated, though notable for containing the classified Area 51 government Air Force base.
Used in 1542 by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo to describe a Pacific Coast Range (Santa Cruz Mountains), the term "Sierra Nevada" was a general identification of less familiar ranges toward the interior. [11] In 1776, Pedro Font's map applied the name to the range currently known as the Sierra Nevada. [12]
The ten United States statistical areas, 16 counties and one independent city of the State of Nevada [a]; Combined statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] Core-based statistical area [1]
Wells is a small city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2010 census . Wells is located at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 93 , approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of Elko and is part of the Elko micropolitan area .
Pahrump (/ p ə ˈ r ʌ m p / pə-RUMP) is an unincorporated town located at the southernmost tip of Nye County, Nevada, United States, [3] about 62 miles (100 km) west of Las Vegas. Pahrump lies adjacent to the Nevada–California border and the area had a population of 44,738 as of the 2020 census.
Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Las Vegas.It is the 2nd most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019.
Goldfield is an unincorporated town and census-designated place and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada. It is the locus of the Goldfield CDP which had a resident population of 268 at the 2010 census , [ 3 ] down from 440 in 2000.