List of cities in Nevada

File:Nevada in United States.svg

Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted

Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with Template:Nts inhabitants,<ref name="Census 2020" > {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but the 7th largest by land area, spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="Census 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 municipalities.<ref name="Census Nevada 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nevada's municipalities cover only Template:Percentage of the state's land area but are home to Template:Percentage of its population.<ref name="Census 2010" />

Municipalities in the state are legally described as cities, except for the state capital Carson City, which lacks legal description but is considered an independent city as it is not located in any county.<ref name="Census Nevada 2010" /> To incorporate, a petition for incorporation can be made to the board of county commissioners, who consider numerous geographic, demographic, and economic factors.<ref name="Statealaw">Template:Cite act</ref> Cities are categorized by population for the purpose of determining the number of wards and council election structure as well as the number of city clerks: cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants are in population category one, cities with 5,000 or more but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants are in population category two, and cities having fewer than 5,000 inhabitants are in population category three.<ref name="Statealaw" /> Cities are responsible for providing local services such as fire and police protection, road maintenance, water distribution, and sewer maintenance.<ref name="Statealaw" />

The largest municipality by population in Nevada is Las Vegas with 641,903 residents, and the smallest is Caliente with 990 residents.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is Boulder City, which spans Template:Convert, while Lovelock is the smallest at Template:Convert.<ref name="Census 2010" /> The first municipality in Nevada to incorporate was Carson City, on Template:Dts, and the most recent place was Fernley, on Template:Dts.<ref name="StatutesofNevada">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="MunicipalDirectory">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Municipalities

• Largest cities in Nevada by population
• DowntownLasVegas.jpg

  Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada's largest city by population

• Green Valley High School, Henderson, Nevada (18193053422).jpg

  Aerial view of Henderson, suburb of Las Vegas and Nevada's second most populous city

• Reno skyline.JPG

  Skyline of Reno, third most populous city in Nevada

• Northlasv.jpg

  Mountains around North Las Vegas, suburb of Las Vegas

• Victorian Square, Sparks, Nevada.jpg

  Sparks, suburb of Reno and Nevada's fifth most populous city

• Carson city nevada capitol.jpg

  Carson City, Nevada's capital and sixth largest city by population

• 2015-10-30 10 09 36 View west along Main Street (Nevada State Route 427) in Fernley, Nevada.jpg

  Main street of Nevada's newest city, Fernley

• 2012-09-30 14 28 33 View of downtown Elko in Nevada from a bluff to the south.jpg

  Downtown Elko, eighth most populous city in Nevada

• Mesquite Nevada 2.jpg

  Downtown Mesquite, Nevada's ninth most populous city

• Boulder City, View of Lake Mead.jpg

  View of Boulder City, Nevada's tenth most populous city, and Lake Mead

Name	Type<ref name="Census 2010" />	County<ref name="Census 2010" />	Population (2020)<ref name="Census 2020" />	Population (2010)<ref name="Census 2010" />	Change	Land area (2020)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Population density	Incorporation date<ref name="MunicipalDirectory" />
						sq mi	km2
Boulder City	City	Clark	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Caliente	City	Lincoln	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Carlin	City	Elko	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Carson CityTemplate:Double-dagger	—	None	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts<ref name="StatutesofNevada" />
ElkoTemplate:Dagger	City	Elko	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
ElyTemplate:Dagger	City	White Pine	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
FallonTemplate:Dagger	City	Churchill	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Fernley	City	Lyon	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Henderson	City	Clark	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Las VegasTemplate:Dagger	City	Clark	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
LovelockTemplate:Dagger	City	Pershing	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mesquite	City	Clark	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
North Las Vegas	City	Clark	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
RenoTemplate:Dagger	City	Washoe	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sparks	City	Washoe	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Wells	City	Elko	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
West Wendover	City	Elko	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
WinnemuccaTemplate:Dagger	City	Humboldt	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
YeringtonTemplate:Dagger	City	Lyon	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Total cities	—	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
Nevada	—	—	Template:Change<ref name="StateCensus2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—

See also

• List of census-designated places in Nevada
• List of counties in Nevada