History of Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
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|align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"|City nickname: "The Biggest Little City in the World"
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|align="center" bgcolor="white" colspan=2|Image:NVMap-doton-Reno.png|Location of Reno, Nevada
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|Founded|| May 9 1868
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|County||Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe County
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||Mayor|| Bob Cashell
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|Area
- Total
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- Water||
179.6 km² (69.3 square mile|mi²)
179.0 square kilometre|km² (69.1 square mile|mi²)
0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) 0.32%
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|Population (2006)
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- Metro
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214,371
409,085
1,008.3/km² (2,611.4/mi²)
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|Time zone||Pacific
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|Geographic coordinate system|Location || {{coor dms|39|31|38|N|119|49|19|W|region:GR}}
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|Elevation||4498 feet (1371 m)
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|align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"|[http://www.cityofreno.com/ http://www.cityofreno.com]
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Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe County, Nevada, United States. As of the United States Census 2000|2000 census, the city population was 180,480, making it the second-largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas. Current estimates place the population of the city proper at more than 214,000 which would make Reno the third-most populous city, after Henderson, Nevada|Henderson.[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32/3231900.html] Reno lies 26 miles (42 km) north of the Nevada state capital, Carson City, Nevada|Carson City, and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe in the high desert. The area of western Nevada and the California Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada anchored by Reno has a population of approximately 650,000. Reno shares its eastern border with the city of Sparks, Nevada|Sparks. Reno, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", is famous for its casinos, and is the birthplace of the gaming corporation Harrah's Entertainment.
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