Statehood: October 31, 1864, thirty-sixth state
Origin of Name: Nevada is a spanish word meaning'snowy-clad';the name
refers to the snowcapped mountaions in the west -centralpart of the state. State Capital: Carson City,since1864
State Nickname: 'Silver State'also know as'SagebrushState' and 'Battle
Born State' State Motto: All for Our Country
State Flag: Has a bobalt blue background. A white star lies in the upper
left corner.Around the star,clockwise from the top,are the letters NEVADA.
Above the star is a yellow ribbon with the phrase"Battle Born;"witch refers
to the state's entry into the Union during the Civil War.Below the star,two
springs of stagebrush fromahalf wreath.
State Bird: Mountaion Bluebird
State Animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep
State Flower: Sagebrush
State Trees: Single-leaf piñon and the Bristlecone Pine
Population Density: 7 people per sq. mi. (3 people per km)
Population Distribution: 81 percent of the people in cities or towns. This figure does not mean,however,that Nevada has manybig cities,because only Las Vagas and Reno have more than 100,000 people.The main reason the state is so sparsely populated is that more than 85 percent of Nevada's land is owned by the federalgovernment,and is unbavailable for development.