Nevada Facts

The state name was adopted in 1861 when the territory was established by Congress. The word “Nevada” is a Spanish word meaning “snowcapped.” Nevada entered into the Union as 36^th state during the Civil War, October 31, 1864. Sympathy arose after the tremendous loss at the Battle of Gettysburg, allow the Constitutional Convention, convening in Carson City July 4, 1864, to add another state of supporting the President and the Union cause. Hence, the possible explanation of the state motto “All for Our Country.”

The region we now call Nevada, occupied until the early to mid 1800s almost solely by the Mexican Way ended with the Treaty of Guadaloupe-Hidalgo, which granted which granted the territory to the United States, whose impending “Gold Rush” in California soon attracted permanent settlements. The first settlement was Genoa, originally called Mormon Station, near Carson City in 1851. Genoa was part of the Utah territory and permanently settled by the Mormons.

Nevada is the seventh largest state; it is 485 miles long and 315 miles wide, occupying 110,540 square miles (70,745,600 acres), 85% of which is federally owned, including the secret Area 51. It is the largest gold-producing state and is second in the world behind South Africa. Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state, with its highest point being the 13,145 foot Boundary Peak.

State Bird 

Mountain Bluebird

State Animal

Desert Bighorn Sheep

State Flower

Sagebrush

State Tree 

Single Leaf Pinon Pine and Bristlecone Pine

State Capital

Carson City, 1864

State Slogan 

“The Battle Born State”

State Motto

“All for our Country”

State Color 

Silver and Blue

Local Climate:

Our quality of life includes four seasons: a warm summer; a cool and very colorful fall; a white winter; and a mild and flowering spring. Average temperatures are as follows:

Month  High  Low

January  36  16

February  39  18

March  44  21

April  50  26

May  60  32

June  75  37

July  83  43

August  80  42

September  70  37

October  52  31

November  47  24

December  40  20

Average annual rainfall is 8.3 inches and average

Snowfall is 216 inches and 300 days of sunshine.

 Counties:

Carson County, Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and White Pine