<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Nevada </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : Silver State ( official ) ; Sagebrush State ; Battle Born State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : All for Our Country </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> De jure : None De facto : English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Nevadan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Carson City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Las Vegas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Las Vegas -- Paradise , NV MSA ( Clark County ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 110,577 sq mi ( 286,382 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 322 miles ( 519 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 492 miles ( 787 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 0.72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 35 ° N to 42 ° N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 114 ° 2 ′ W to 120 ° W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 34th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,940,058 ( 2016 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 26.8 / sq mi ( 10.3 / km ) Ranked 42nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $52,008 ( 34th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Boundary Peak 13,147 ft ( 4007.1 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 5,500 ft ( 1680 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Colorado River at California border 481 ft ( 147 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Nevada Territory , Utah Territory , New Mexico Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> October 31 , 1864 ( 36th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Brian Sandoval ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Mark Hutchison ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Nevada Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Dean Heller ( R ) Catherine Cortez Masto ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 1 : Dina Titus ( D ) 2 : Mark Amodei ( R ) 3 : Jacky Rosen ( D ) 4 : Ruben Kihuen ( D ) ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> state </Th> <Td> Pacific : UTC − 8 / − 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> West Wendover </Th> <Td> Mountain : UTC − 7 / − 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - NV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> NV , Nev . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nv.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Nevada </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : Silver State ( official ) ; Sagebrush State ; Battle Born State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : All for Our Country </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> De jure : None De facto : English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Nevadan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Carson City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Las Vegas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Las Vegas -- Paradise , NV MSA ( Clark County ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 110,577 sq mi ( 286,382 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 322 miles ( 519 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 492 miles ( 787 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 0.72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 35 ° N to 42 ° N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 114 ° 2 ′ W to 120 ° W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 34th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,940,058 ( 2016 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 26.8 / sq mi ( 10.3 / km ) Ranked 42nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $52,008 ( 34th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Boundary Peak 13,147 ft ( 4007.1 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 5,500 ft ( 1680 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Colorado River at California border 481 ft ( 147 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Nevada Territory , Utah Territory , New Mexico Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> October 31 , 1864 ( 36th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Brian Sandoval ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Mark Hutchison ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Nevada Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Dean Heller ( R ) Catherine Cortez Masto ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 1 : Dina Titus ( D ) 2 : Mark Amodei ( R ) 3 : Jacky Rosen ( D ) 4 : Ruben Kihuen ( D ) ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> state </Th> <Td> Pacific : UTC − 8 / − 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> West Wendover </Th> <Td> Mountain : UTC − 7 / − 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - NV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> NV , Nev . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nv.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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October 31 , 1864
October 31 , 1864