state flag of Nevada
- Current Governor: Steve Sisolak (Democrat)
- Capital: Carson City
- Population: 3,080,156 (2019 est.)
- Land Area: 109,781.1 sq km
- Water Area: 790.6 sq km
- Total Area: 110,571.82 SQ KM
- Width: 322 mi (519 km)
- Length: 492 mi (787 km)
- State Motto: “All For Our Country”
- Nickname: Sagebrush State
- Electoral votes: 6
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 4 (of 435)
- State Song: “Home Means Nevada”
- Date of Statehood: October 31, 1864
- Time Zone: Pacific (GMT − 8 hours)
- Official Website of Nevada: nv.gov
- State abbreviation/Postal code: NV
- Origin of name: The name “Nevada” comes from the Spanish nevada [neˈβaða], meaning “snow-covered”
State Symbol of Nevada
| State Animal |
Desert bighorn sheep |
| State Artifact |
Tule Duck Decoy |
| State Bird |
Mountain bluebird |
| State Colors |
Silver and blue |
| State Fish |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
| State Flower |
Sagebrush |
| State Fossil |
Ichthyosaur |
| State Grass |
Indian ricegrass |
| State Insect |
Vivid dancer damselfly |
| State Locomotives |
Engine No. 40 |
| State March |
Silver State Fanfare |
| State Metal |
Silver |
| State Motto |
All For Our Country and Battle Born |
| State Nickname |
Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State |
| State Precious Gemstone |
Virgin Valley black fire opal |
| State Reptile |
Desert tortoise |
| State Rock |
Sandstone |
| State Semiprecious Gemstone |
Nevada turquoise |
| State Soil |
Orovada soil series |
| State Song |
Home Means Nevada |
| State Tree |
Bristlecone pine and the single-leaf pinon |
Sports Teams
- NFL: Las Vegas Raiders
- NHL: Vegas Golden Knights
College & Universities
| Career Education Institute-Henderson |
| Carson City Beauty Academy |
| CET-Reno |
| College of Southern Nevada |
| DeVry University-Nevada |
| Everest College-Henderson |
| Expertise Cosmetology Institute |
| Great Basin College |
| International Academy of Design and Technology-Henderson |
| ITT Technical Institute-Henderson |
| Kaplan College-Las Vegas |
| Las Vegas College |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas |
| Marinello Schools of Beauty-Las Vegas |
| Milan Institute-Sparks |
| Nevada Career Institute |
| Nevada State College |
| Nevada System of Higher Education-System Office |
| Northwest Health Careers |
| Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas |
| Sierra Nevada College |
| Southern Nevada University of Cosmetology |
| The Art Institute of Las Vegas |
| Truckee Meadows Community College |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas |
| University of Nevada-Reno |
| University of Phoenix-Las Vegas Campus |
| University of Phoenix-Northern Nevada Campus |
| University of Southern Nevada |
| Western Nevada College |
Popular Tourist Attractions
- Las Vegas Strip
- Red Rock Canyon
- Fremont Street Experience
- Lake Mead
- High Roller
- Count’s Kustoms
- Lake Tahoe
- Mob Museum
- Adventuredome
- Mount Charleston
- Hoover Dam
- Neon Museum
- Great Basin National Park
- Pyramid Lake
- Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay
- Stratosphere Tower
- Valley of Fire State Park
- Pinball Hall of Fame
- National Automobile Museum
- Botanical Gardens at Bellagio
- The Grand Canal Shoppes
Famous Natives and Residents
| Name |
Profession |
| Eva Adams |
former director of U.S. Mint; |
| Andre Agassi |
tennis player; |
| Raymond T. Baker |
former director of U.S. Mint; |
| Helen Delich Bentley |
government official and newspaperwoman; |
| Robert Caples |
painter; |
| Walter Van Tilburg Clark |
writer; |
| Henry Comstock |
prospector; |
| Abby Dalton |
actress; |
| Michele Greene |
actress; |
| Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins |
author and Paiute interpreter and peacemaker; |
| Jack Kramer |
tennis player; |
| Paul Laxalt |
politician; |
| Robert Laxalt |
writer; |
| William Lear |
aviation inventor; |
| Robert C. Lynch |
surgeon; |
| John W. Mackay |
benefactor, one of Big Four of Comstock Lode; |
| Emma Nevada |
opera singer; |
| Thelma “Pat†Nixon |
first lady; |
| James W. Nye |
territory governor and senator; |
| Lute Pease |
cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner; |
| Edna Purviance |
actress; |
| Patty Sheehan |
golfer; |
| Jack Wilson Paiute |
Indian prophet; |
| George Wingfield |
mining millionaire. |
Famous Actors And Actresses
- Thomas Dekker
- Matthew Gray Gubler
- Jena Malone
