Washoe County

Also known as Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County, NV

county in Nevada, United States

AI overview

Washoe County is a county located in Nevada in the United States. It is notable as one of Nevada's major population centers and includes the city of Reno, making it an important economic and cultural hub for the state.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Washoe County is referenced by 786 other articles, and connects out to Nevada, African Americans and United States Census Bureau.

The entry is geolocated on the map in NV.

It is catalogued under topics including 1861 establishments in Nevada Territory, Nevada counties and Nevada placenames of Native American origin.

Its subject is documented across 54 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Nevada
Founded: November 25, 1861 ; 164 years ago ( 1861-11-25 )
Named after: Washoe people
Seat: Reno
Largest city: Reno
Total: 6,542 sq mi (16,940 km )
Land: 6,302 sq mi (16,320 km )
Water: 240 sq mi (620 km ) 3.7%
Estimate 2025: 509,386
Density: 77.20/sq mi (29.81/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: washoecounty .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 486492
Area: 16967
Official website: www.washoecounty.gov
Image: Washoe County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 186116

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Commons category: Washoe County, Nevada
inception: 1861-00-00
water as percent of area: 3.7
native label: Washoe County
social media followers: 19745
per capita income: 37689

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Encyclopedic overview

Washoe County (/ˈwɒʃoʊ/) is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 486,492, making it Nevada's second-most populous county. Its county seat is Reno. Washoe County is included in the Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Washoe County landing ship tank was named after this county.

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