The area was claimed by Spain in , but once Mexico gained its independence from Spain in , the land became part of Mexico. In gold and silver were found in the region, and thousands of settlers rushed there in hopes of getting rich. Nevada became a state in Nevada is bordered by Oregon and Idaho in the north, Utah and Arizona in the east, and California in the west, and California and Arizona in the south.
Its high ridges and deep canyons were carved as water slowly eroded the land over thousands of years. The steep Sierra Nevada mountain range crosses part of southern Nevada. The remainder of the state is covered by the Basin and Range Region, an area of more than mountain ranges, plus many buttes flat-topped hills , hot springs, and geysers. Also in this region, in the southern part of the state, the low Mojave Desert crosses the California border into Nevada.
Chuckwallas a type of lizard , desert tortoises , banded gila monsters , and western diamondback rattlesnakes are among the reptiles that live here. The most common ancestries include: Mexican Las Vegas in particular is a minority majority city with a fast-growing amount of ethnic communities, including Armenians, Spaniards, Greeks, Poles and Italians. Asian Americans have had a significant population in Nevada since the California Gold Rush in the s brought thousands of Chinese miners to Washoe County, who were followed by Japanese farm workers, then immigrants from China , Japan , Korea, the Philippines , India and Vietnam.
Las Vegas now has the U. The city has remained a large destination for immigrants from Latin America and South Asia seeking jobs in hospitality and gaming industries, along with farming and construction. Nevada also has the highest population of illegal immigrants of any state in the United States , accounting for an estimated 8.
Nevada has a total of 16 counties, and of those counties, nine have exhibited growth in their populations. This is based on data from the Census when compared to estimates taken by the US Census Bureau. During this 5-year period, the southernmost county Clark County had the highest rate of growth at 8. Five other counties had smaller population growths, and these were Humboldt, Lyon , Douglas, Lander, and Eureka.
The remaining seven counties reflected decreases in population in when compared to Mineral County, located along the southern border, had the biggest decline at 6. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2. Among those working part-time, it was The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is Non citizens include legal permanent residents green card holders , international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Born in Nevada. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America. Nevada Population 3,, Nevada Area and Population Density It covers a vast area of , square miles which makes it the seventh largest state in the country in terms of sheer land mass.
Nevada Population History Most states in the US tend to follow a similar pattern when it comes to their population history. Nevada Population Projections Nevada's population is expected to continue its healthy climb and is estimated to reach 3. Population Rank. Cities in Nevada. Counties in Nevada. Zip Codes in Nevada.
Where is Nevada? Nevada Flag. Nevada Population Show Sources. The state of Nevada became famous and grew in population when the Comstock Lode silver deposit was found in Nevada produces the most gold in the United States , and is in the top four of producers worldwide.
Approximately couples get married each day in Nevada. Las Vegas is not only the site for the majority of the world's biggest hotels, but it also has more hotel rooms than anywhere else in the world. Nevada has a palindromic place called Adaven, Nevada. This means that town's name can be reversed — spelled either from left to right or right to left— and it would be spelled or read identically.
Nevada Population Growth Rate by County. Nevada Population Density by County. Race Population Percentage White 1,, Nevada Population by Race. Show Source.
Nevada Median Age 38 Total. Nevada Age Dependency Nevada Sex Ratio Female 1,, After the beginning of the 20th century, profits declined while Progressive reformers sought to curb rampaging capitalism and its attendant miseries. They imagined a civilized Nevada of universities, lofty idealism, and social reform.
But an economic bust during the s and disillusionment from failures at social reform and a population decline of nearly one-fourth meant that by Nevada had degenerated into a "beautiful desert of buried hopes.
Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, much of it located within the Great Basin. Nevada is also home to the Hoover Dam, which was the single largest public works project in the history of the United States, and Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the country. Size: 7 th largest state, , square miles.
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