Reno, Nevada | |
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| Nickname: "The Biggest Little City in the World" | |
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| Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52722°N 119.82194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Washoe |
| Founded | May 9, 1868 |
| Incorporated | March 16, 1903 |
| Named for | Jesse L. Reno |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Hillary Schieve (I) |
| • Vice Mayor | Devon Reese |
| • City Council | Members
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| • City manager | Jackie Bryant (interim) |
| Area | |
• City | 111.70 sq mi (289.30 km2) |
| • Land | 108.86 sq mi (281.96 km2) |
| • Water | 2.83 sq mi (7.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,505 ft (1,373 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 264,165 |
| • Rank | 80th in the United States 3rd in Nevada |
| • Density | 2,426.54/sq mi (936.89/km2) |
| • Urban | 446,529 (US: 91st) |
| • Urban density | 2,699.2/sq mi (1,042.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 490,596 (US: 114th) |
| Demonym | Renoites |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 89501-89513, 89515, 89519-89521, 89523, 89533, 89555, 89557, 89570, 89595, 89599 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-60600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0861100[2] |
| Website | www |
| Reference no. | 30 |
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Reno (/ˈriːnoʊ/ REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World",[4] it is the 80th most populous city in the United States, the 3rd most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. The city had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 census.[3]
The city is named after Civil War Union Major General Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap.
Reno is part of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Nevada after the Las Vegas Valley.[5] Known as Greater Reno, it includes Washoe, Storey, and Lyon Counties; the independent city and state capital Carson City; and parts of Placer and Nevada Counties in California.[6] The Reno metro area (along with the neighboring city Sparks) occupies a valley colloquially known as the Truckee Meadows.
For much of the twentieth century Reno saw a significant number of migrants seeking to take advantage of Nevada's relatively lax divorce laws and the city gained a national reputation as a divorce mill. Today Reno is a tourist destination known for its casino gambling and proximity to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reno, Nevada
- ^ a b "Census - Geography Profile: Reno city, Nevada". Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "City of Reno: Home". Reno.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "QuickFacts – Reno city, Nevada". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 -United States – Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico – 2017 Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2018.