Nevada has 16 counties and one independent city. Seventy percent of Nevada's population lives in Clark County. Samll overview map of Nevada with county boundaries marked (not labeled) File links The following pages link to this file: Nevada List of Nevada counties Categories: GFDL images | Nevada maps ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Carson City Las Vegas Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 7th 110,567 sq mi  286,367 km² 322 miles  519 km 490 miles  788 km 0. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another local government entity. ...

1. Churchill County one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861.
2. Clark County formed in 1908 from Lincoln county.
3. Douglas County one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861.
4. Elko County formed in 1869 from part of Lander county.
5. Esmeralda County one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861.
6. Eureka County formed in 1873 from part of Lander county.
7. Humboldt County one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861.
8. Lander County formed in 1862 from parts of Churchill and Humboldt counties.
9. Lincoln County formed in 1866 from parts of Nye county and territory ceded by Arizona.
10. Lyon County one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861.
11. Mineral County created in 1911 from part of Esmeralda county.
12. Nye County formed in 1864 from part of Esmeralda county.
13. Pershing County formed in 1919 from part of Humboldt county.
14. Storey County one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861.
15. Washoe County one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861.
16. White Pine County formed in 1869 from part of Lander county.

• Carson City (the state capital) formed in 1969 from Ormsby county.

Churchill County is a county located in the southwestern U.S. state of Nevada. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the state of Nevada. ... Elko County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Location in the state of Nevada Formed 1861 Seat Goldfield Area  - Total  - Water 9,295 km² (3,589 mi²) 1 km² (0 mi²) 0. ... Eureka County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Humboldt County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lander County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lyon County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Mineral County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Nye County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Pershing County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Storey County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Washoe County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... White Pine County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ...

Defunct counties

Bullfrog County, Nevada formed in 1987 from part of Nye county. Abolished in 1989.
Lake County, Nevada one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861. Renamed Roop county in 1862. Nevada portions annexed in 1883 to Washoe county, remainder became Lassen County, California in 1864..
Ormsby County, Nevada one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861 and was consolidated into Carson City, Nevada in 1969. Bullfrog County was a short-lived county in the state of Nevada, created by the Nevada legislature in 1987 in an attempt to garner more state revenue from the potential creation of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. ... Lassen County is a county located in northeastern California. ... Ormsby County was a county of Nevada from 1861 until 1969. ...

External links

• Nevada Association of Counties
• http://www.nsbdc.org/demographer/pubs/pop_increase.html

Sources

• History of Nevada
• Politic History of Nevada