Reno (Nevada)
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| Nickname : The Biggest Little City in the World | |
.JPG) The slogan of the city of Reno |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1850 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Nevada |
| County : | Washoe County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 32 ′ N , 119 ° 49 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
245,255 (as of 2016) 457,667 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,370.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 179.6 km 2 (approx. 69 mi 2 ) of which 179 km 2 (approx. 69 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 1373 m |
| Postcodes : | 89500-89599 |
| Area code : | +1 775 |
| FIPS : | 32-60600 |
| GNIS ID : | 0861100 |
| Website : | www.reno.gov |
| Mayor : | Hillary Louise Schieve (independent) |
Reno is the fourth largest city in the US state of Nevada . The Reno region comprises Washoe County with a total of around 420,000 inhabitants, 245,000 of which (according to the US Census Bureau 2016 estimate ) in the city itself.
geography
Reno is 1,371 meters above sea level in the Truckee River valley on the western edge of the Great Basin at the foot of the ascent into the Sierra Nevada and near the California border . In the northeast, the municipality of Sparks joins and forms a single urban agglomeration with Reno .
Reno is divided into eight boroughs (Northvalley, Northeast, Northwest, Old Northwest, Ward 1, Ward 2 South, Ward 2 Central, and Ward 3), which are headed by neighborhood advisory boards .
About 50 km to the southwest is Lake Tahoe , about 60 km to the northwest of Pyramid Lake .
Neighboring towns are clockwise from the north: Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley , Sun Valley , Sparks , Hidden Valley , Steamboat , Incline Village-Crystal Bay , Verdi-Mogul (all in Washoe County), Verdi Sierra Pines ( Sierra County , California), Verdi Mogul, Cold Springs, and Stead (again, all of Washoe County). Neighboring cities are Carson City , Fallon , Sparks , Virginia City, and Winnemucca .
history
history
The area around Reno was between 2500 BC. Inhabited by the Martis until 500 AD . In the 1850s, the first settlers settled here, who, besides some agriculture, lived mainly from migrating settlers on the way to California . In 1869 the Central Pacific built the first trans-American railway line along the old settlers' path . In the course of the railway construction, Reno was officially founded on May 9, 1868, a depot was built there. It was named after Jesse L. Reno , a Northern general in the American Civil War who fell at the Battle of South Mountain . The city experienced a continuous boom that became a boom in 1931 with the legalization of gambling in Nevada.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 100,756 |
| 1990 | 133,850 |
| 2000 | 183,547 |
| 2010 | 226.050 |
| 2016 | 245.255 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016 US Census Bureau estimate
Education and religion
Reno is the seat of the oldest university in the US state of Nevada, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), founded in 1874 . The city is the seat of the diocese of Reno .
Gambling
Today gambling is the city's main industry. Compared to Las Vegas , however, everything here is "one size smaller". This is also reflected in the self-description "The Biggest Little City In The World". The tallest building in Reno is the Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino . It is 125 meters high, has 38 floors and was built in 1995.
View over Reno to the surrounding mountains
Casinos in downtown Reno
T-6 races, Reno Air Race 2004
Divorce Paradise
Since the 1930s, Reno has had a reputation for being a "quick divorce haven". Unlike gambling, the divorce business became less important in later years as other states in the United States eased legal requirements for divorce.
Economy and Infrastructure
Rail transport
The city has an Amtrak connection .
air traffic
The city has Reno-Tahoe International Airport . Reno Stead Airport is about 15 km to the north-west and has hosted the Reno Air Race every September since 1964 . On September 16, 2011, the airport was the scene of a plane crash .
Road traffic
Interstate 80 , I-580 and US 395 run through the city .
Companies
The gas and electricity supplier Sierra Pacific Resources is based here. Companies such as International Game Technology or Bally (Flipper) have production facilities here. The Danish watch brand Skagen Designs also has its headquarters in Reno.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Pat McCarran (1876–1954), politician
- Sailor Jerry (1911–1973), tattoo artist
- Paul Laxalt (1922–2018), Governor and US Senator
- Marjorie Steele (1930-2018), actress
- James David Santini (1937-2015), politician
- Dawn Wells (born 1938), actress
- Curtis Hanson (1945–2016), director, screenwriter, actor and film producer
- Bob Howard (* 1955), freestyle skier
- Chris Jones (1958–2005), singer, musician, composer and guitarist
- Lane Spina (* 1962), freestyle skier
- Jennifer Harman (born 1964), professional poker player
- Eva Twardokens (* 1965), ski racer
- Willy Vlautin (* 1967), writer and musician
- Gabriel Damon (* 1976), film actor and film producer
- Kristoffer Polaha (born 1977), actor
- Joseph Hansen (* 1979), rower
- Shannon Bahrke (* 1980), freestyle skier
- Kevin Stadler (* 1980), golfer
- Sam Minaie (* 1983), jazz musician
- Julia Mancuso (* 1984), ski racer
- Nate Schierholtz (* 1984), baseball player
- David Wise (* 1990), freestyle skier
Personalities related to the city
- Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909–1971), writer; lived in Reno
- Gene Savoy (1927-2007), journalist, adventurer and founder of a sect; died in Reno
- Mills Lane (* 1937), lawyer, referee and a "Celebrity Deathmatch" figure; lived in Reno
- Bob Cashell (1938-2020), politician; Mayor of Reno City from 2002 to 2014
- Dale Brown (born 1956), thriller writer
- Brian Sandoval (* 1963), lawyer and politician; lives in Reno
Climate table
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Culture
- Reno is in Johnny Cash's song Folsom Prison Blues mentioned
- Once a year the Burning Man festival takes place north of Reno .
- A number of well-known feature films were shot in Reno or are set in town: Frankie and his cronies , Misfits - Not socially acceptable , The Cooler - All on love , Magnolia , The big coup , Sister Act - A heavenly career .
