NEVADA NEVADA U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1864 ORDER OF ADMISSION 36TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1864 CAPITAL CARSON CITY POPULATION 1677000 1997 LAND AREA 109806 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 13.9 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME SAGEBRUSH STATE BATTLE BORN STATE SILVER STATE MOTTO ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 21 NUMBER OF STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS 42 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 2 MAIN INDUSTRIES GAMING TOURISM MINING MANUFACTURING GOVERNMENT RETAILING WAREHOUSING TRUCKING MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES COPPER TUNGSTEN GOLD SILVER GYPSUM LIMESTONE SAND GRAVEL
