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Nevada ( / nɪˈveɪdə / niv-AY-də) is a city in, and the county seat of, Story County, Iowa, United States. [2] The population was 6,925 in the 2020 census, an increase from 6,658 in 2000. [3] Nevada is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames- Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
No Home Rule, Yes Dillon's Rule. Home Rule in the United States relates to the authority of a constituent part of a U.S. state to exercise powers of governance; i.e.: whether such powers must be specifically delegated to it by the state (typically by legislative action) or are generally implicitly allowed unless specifically denied by state ...
The Governor's Mansion in Carson City. The governor of Nevada is the chief magistrate of Nevada, [2] the head of the executive department of the state's government, [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state 's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [4] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the ...
Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra Nevada, about 30 miles (50 km) south ...
t. e. Nevada 's entry into statehood in the United States on October 31, 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War, was expedited by Union sympathizers in order to ensure the state's participation in the 1864 presidential election in support of President Abraham Lincoln. Thus Nevada became one of only two states admitted to the Union during ...
Briggs Terrace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1] At the time of its nomination it consisted of eight resources, which included six contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two non-contributing buildings. [2] This estate was established and built by Otis Briggs, a local banker who founded Farmers Bank ...
75002126 [1] No. 25. Added to NRHP. June 10, 1975. The Nevada State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of Nevada located in the state capital of Carson City at 101 North Carson Street. The building was constructed in the Neoclassical Italianate style between 1869 and 1871. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Territory of Iowa was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1838, [1] until December 28, 1846, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Iowa. The remainder of the territory would have no organized territorial government until the Minnesota Territory ...