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Population Statistics State Population 2,334,771# 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 *Unincorporated Community in Clark County Source: 2000 U.S. Census Data, # - 2004 U.S. Census Data estimate Other Statistics Capital: Carson City Nickname: Silver State Area: 110,560.71 square miles or 286,352 square kilometers, 7th largest Statehood: 36th state; admitted October 31, 1864 Total Interstate Mileage: 559.97 miles Highest Point: Boundary Peak (southwest of Coaldale) 13,143 Feet above Sea Level Mining: gold, diatomite, oil, gas, silver Agriculture: cattle, milk, hay, potatoes, barley Highway Guides Las Vegas Reno/Sparks Northwest Nevada Interstate 15 Interstate 80 Interstate 215 Interstate 515 Interstate 580 Business Loop Interstate 15 Business Loop Interstate 80 Business Interstate Loop 80 West Wendover Summerlin Parkway U.S. 6 U.S. 40 - terminated U.S. 50 U.S. 91 - terminated U.S. 93 U.S. 95 U.S. 395 U.S. 466 - terminated State Route Logs Nevada State Routes 000-099 Nevada State Routes 100-199 Nevada State Routes 200-299 Nevada State Routes 300-399 Nevada State Routes 400-499 Nevada State Routes 500-599 Nevada State Routes 600-699 Nevada State Routes 700-799 Nevada State Routes 800-999 Focus on State Routes Nevada 160 Nevada 163 Nevada 264 Nevada 372 Nevada 375 Nevada 593 Nevada 604 Nevada 773 Miscellaneous Statewide Nevada State Highways The original Nevada State Route system was renumbered around 1976 to its current system. This system clusters primary and secondary routes by county, with some exceptions. In the primary state system: Churchill has Routes 115-121, Clark has Routes 142-171, Douglas has Routes 206-208, Elko has Routes 221-233, Esmeralda has Routes 264-267, Eureka has Route 278, Humboldt has Routes 289-294, Lander has Routes 304-306, Lincoln has Routes 317-322, Lyon has Routes 338-342, Mineral has Routes 359-362, Nye has Routes 372-379, Pershing has Routes 396-401, Washoe has Routes 425-447, White Pine has Routes 487-490, and Carson City has Routes 509-531. In the secondary state system: Elko has Route 535 (irregular), Clark has Routes 562-612, Washoe has Routes 646-686, and Carson City has Route 705 In the tertiary state system: Churchill has Routes 715-727, Clark has Routes 738-745, Douglas has Routes 756-760, Elko has Routes 766-767, Esmeralda has Routes 773-774, Eureka has Routes 780-781, Humboldt has Routes 786-794, Lander has Route 806, Lincoln has Route 816, Lyon has Routes 822-829, Mineral has Route 839, Nye has Route 844, Pershing has Routes 854-860, Washoe has Routes 877-880, and White Pine has Routes 892-895. There are three exceptions to the general rule: four state routes carry their route numbers from adjoining states: State Routes 28, 88, 140, and 266. In addition, several old, unpaved state routes retain their pre-1976 route numbers, including State Routes 8A and 34 in Washoe County. 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: Interstate 15 Interstate 80 Interstate 215 Interstate 515 Interstate 580 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 U.S. 395 Nevada 88 Nevada 318 Nevada 360 Nevada 593 Nevada 595 Nevada 650 Nevada 651 Nevada 720 Mileposting 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 official Nevada Department of Transportation home page. Please visit Nevada State Department of Transportation for more information. Page Updated October 16, 2005.