Nevada Washoe County, Nevada People QuickFactsWashoe CountyNevadaPopulation, 2005 estimate 389,8722,414,807Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 14.8%20.8%Population, 2000…
Washoe county nevada dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units143,908100.0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached76,50353.2 1-unit…
Washoe county nevada dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school89,970100.0 Nursery…
Washoe county nevada dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over263,862100.0 In labor force180,96368.…
(Encyclopedia) Sparks, city (1990 pop. 53,367), Washoe co., W Nev., just E of Reno; inc. 1905. The Southern Pacific RR was the major employer until the dieselization of railroad engines forced the…
(Encyclopedia) RenoRenorēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 133,850), seat of Washoe co., W Nev., on the Truckee River; inc. 1903. Tourism has been the major industry since gambling was legalized in Nevada…
BARING Walter Stephan, Jr. , a Representative from Nevada; born in Goldfield, Esmeralda County,
Nev., September 9, 1911; graduated from Reno High School in 1929 and from the
University of Nevada…
The name Tahoe (the lake in California/Nevada) is Washo for "big water."
The state name Utah is from the Ute tribe, meaning "people of the mountains."
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GIBBONS James A. , a Representative from Nevada; born in Sparks, Washoe County, Nev.,
December 16, 1944; B.S., University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., 1967; M.S.,
University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., 1973…
by Ambrose Bierce ASPERSEAUCTIONEERASS -n. A public singer with a good voice but no ear. In Virginia City, Nevada, he is called the Washoe Canary, in Dakota, the Senator, and everywhere…
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