Carson City
independent city in and capital of the U.S. state of Nevada
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Summary
Carson City is an independent city in the United States[1]. It draws 7,269 Wikipedia views per month (independent city in the united states category, ranking #5 of 40).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nevada[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Tahoe[6]
- Head of government: Lori Bagwell[7]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[8]
- Shares border with: Washoe County[9], Douglas County[10], Storey County[11], Lyon County[12], Placer County[13]
- Named after: Carson River[14]
- Postal code: 89701[15], 89702[16], 89703[17], 89705[18], 89706[19], 89711[20], 89712[21], 89713[22], 89714[23], 89721[24]
- Commons category: Carson City, Nevada[25]
- Local dialing code: 775[26]
- Inception: 1858[27]
- Coordinate location: 39.160833333333, -119.75388888889[28]
- Official website: https://www.carson.org[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Carson City, Nevada[30]
- Commons gallery: Carson City, Nevada[31]
- Population: 55,263[32], 54,746[33], 54,616[34], 54,080[35], 54,521[36], 55,274[37], 58,639[38]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39], The American Cyclopædia[40], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[41], New International Encyclopedia[42], The New Student's Reference Work[43]
- Capital of: Nevada[44]
- Official name: Carson City[45]
- Motto text: Proud of its Past...Confident of its Future[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Carson City, Nevada[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Carson City, Nevada[48]
- Number of households: 22,858[49]
- Native label: Carson City[50]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 407.25709[51] and 407.260471[52]. Carson City sits at an elevation of 1463[53].
Why It Matters
Carson City has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]