Nevada

Population Density
People per square mile, 1990:	10.95
People per square mile, 2000:	18.20

Year	Population		Year	Population		Year	Population
1790	0		1880	62,266		1970	488,738
1800	0		1890	47,355		1980	800,508
1810	0		1900	42,335		1990	1,201,833
1820	0		1910	81,875		2000	1,998,257
1830	0		1920	77,407		2010	2,690,531
1840	0		1930	91,058		2020	3,452,283
1850	0		1940	110,247		2030	4,282,102
1860	6,857		1950	160,083
1870	42,491		1960	285,278

Population By County

	Census 2000 Population	Change from 1990	Percent Change
NEVADA	1,998,257	796,424	66.3
Churchill County	23,982	6,044	33.7
Clark County	1,375,765	634,306	85.5
Douglas County	41,259	13,622	49.3
Elko County	45,291	11,761	35.1
Esmeralda County	971	-373	-27.8
Eureka County	1,651	104	6.7
Humboldt County	16,106	3,262	25.4
Lander County	5,794	-472	-7.5
Lincoln County	4,165	390	10.3
Lyon County	34,501	14,500	72.5
Mineral County	5,071	-1,404	-21.7
Nye County	32,485	14,704	82.7
Pershing County	6,693	2,357	54.4
Storey County	3,399	873	34.6
Washoe County	339,486	84,819	33.3
White Pine County	9,181	-83	-0.9
Carson City	52,457	12,014	29.7

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Also Available: Nevada News

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