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Population Statistics
Nevada State Population
2000 U.S. Census:
1,998,257
2010 U.S. Census:
2,700,551
Top County Populations
Clark
1,375,765
Washoe
339,486
Carson City
52,457
Elko
45,291
Douglas
41,259
Lyon
34,501
Top City* Populations
Las Vegas
478,434
Paradise*
186,070
Reno
180,480
Henderson
175,381
Sunrise Manor*
156,120
Spring Valley*
117,390
North Las Vegas
115,488
Sparks
66,346
Carson City
52,457
* Includes Unincorporated Communities in Clark County
Source: 2000 U.S. Census Data and 2010 U.S. Census Data
Other Statistics
Capital: Carson City
Nickname: Silver State
Area: 110,622 square miles or 286,367 square kilometers, 7th largest
Statehood: 36th state; admitted October 31, 1864
Total Interstate Mileage: 559.97 miles (excludes I-580 extension)
The original Nevada State Route system was renumbered in 1976 to its current system. This system clusters primary, secondary (urban), and secondary (rural) routes by county. The following chart shows the numbers assigned to each county, including any routes added and/or removed from the state highway system since 1976:
County
Primary
Secondary-Urban
Secondary-Rural
Carson City
509-531
705
Churchill
115-121
715-727
Clark (Las Vegas)
142-171
562-612
738-745
Douglas
28, 88, 206-208
756-760
Elko
221-223
535
766-767
Esmeralda
264-267
773-774
Eureka
278
780-781
Humboldt
140, 289-294
786-794
Lander
304-306
806
Lincoln
317-322
816
Lyon
338-342
822-829
Mineral
359-362
839
Nye
372-379
844
Pershing
396-401
854-860
Washoe (Reno)
425-447
646-686
877-880
White Pine
487-490
892-895
Nevada Highways in the National Highway System
In addition to the Nevada Interstate Highways, Nevada has several other arterials that are designated as part of the National Highway System. This includes:
U.S. 6 - between the California State Line and Nevada 360; the concurrent section with U.S. 95; and from Junction Nevada 318 east to the Utah State Line
U.S. 50 and Alternate U.S. 50 between Fernley and Fallon
U.S. 93 - (excepting the portion between Junction Nevada 318 and Junction U.S. 50)
U.S. 95 and Alternate U.S. 95 within the city of Fernley
Nevada has used the white, California-style milepost for quite a while. These markers indicate the county name, the route number, and the type of route. Interestingly, the markers are used on interstate highways in Nevada in addition to the typical Interstate green-and-white milepost markers. The numbers for the white markers are restarted at each county line, so that are found at different intervals than the green and white markers. Although California refers to these as "postmile markers," Nevada refers to their version as "mileposts."
Each Nevada milepost has an abbreviation indicating the class of the route: "IR" for Interstate, "US" for U.S. routes, and "SR" for all state routes. Sometimes these markers are the only indication that a road is maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). These markers are the only indications that some of the unsigned highways are maintained by NDOT.
Nevada uses two-letter abbreviations while California uses three letters. This is likely due to the fact that Nevada has only 16 counties while California has 58 counties. California's situation is further complicated by the fact that eight of them begin with "M" and a whopping 18 of them begin with "S." Of those "S"s, 10 of them begin with either "San" or "Santa". So, California has no choice but to use three letters to make clear differentiations. Even with three letters, sometimes the combinations they choose are a bit arcane: SBT for San Benito, SBD for San Bernardino, and SBA for Santa Barbara; SCL for Santa Clara, and SCR for Santa Cruz. California uses only two letters for LA (Los Angeles), SD (San Diego), SJ (San Joaquin), and SF (San Francisco). The following is a complete list of all two-digit county codes for Nevada Mileposts. These abbreviations are also used in the State Highway Lists.
Carson City, "CC"
Churchill County, "CH"
Clark County, "CL"
Douglas County, "DO"
Elko County, "EL"
Esmeralda County, "ES"
Eureka County, "EU"
Humboldt County, "HU"
Lander County, "LA"
Lincoln County, "LN"
Lyon County, "LY"
Mineral County, "MI"
Nye County, "NY"
Pershing County, "PE"
Storey County, "ST"
Washoe County, "WA"
White Pine County, "WP"
This page, and all the Nevada Highway pages herein, are in no way related to the state of Nevada or the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). Please visit the Nevada State Department of Transportation for official road and highway information.
