10 largest cities (2000): Las Vegas, 478,434; Reno,
180,480; Henderson, 175,381; North Las Vegas, 115,488; Sparks,
66,346; Carson City, 52,457; Elko, 16,708; Boulder City,
14,966; Mesquite, 9,389; Fallon, 7,536
Land area: 109,826 sq
mi. (284,449 sq km)
Geographic center: In Lander Co., 26 mi. SE of
Austin
Number of counties: 16, plus 1 independent city
Largest
county by population and area: Clark, 1,464,653 (2001); Nye, 18,147 sq mi.
