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Washoe County
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county in Nevada, United States
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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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Washo people
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Nevada
- Capital
- Reno
- Population
- 486492
- Area
- 16967
- Shares border with
- Modoc County
- Highest point
- Mount Rose
- Official website
- www.washoecounty.gov
- Image
- Washoe County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 186116
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- Commons category
- Washoe County, Nevada
- topic's main category
- Category:Washoe County, Nevada
- inception
- 1861-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washoe County, Nevada
- water as percent of area
- 3.7
- native label
- Washoe County
- social media followers
- 19745
- different from
- Washo people
- 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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