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Place Name
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Carson City
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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40,443 (1990)
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Location
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Nevada, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°08'N
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Longitude
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119°44'W
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Carson City
, city (1990 pop. 40,443),  Nev., independent
city, W Nev., 23 mi/37 km S of Reno in the
Carson valley, drained in E by Carson R.; 39°08'N 119°44'W. Elev.
4,687 ft/1,429 m. Inc. 1875. Former seat of
Ormsby co. In July 1969, the limits of Carson City were extended to
coincide with the Ormsby co. boundary. Ormsby co. was put out of
existence, making Carson City an independent city, not part of any co.
and statistically having county equivalent status. Western Nevada
Community Col. is located here.The city is a trade center for a mining
and agr. area; mfg. (machine prods. and machinery, construction
materials, agr. speciality prods., medical instruments, microelectronic
components, molded rubber parts, printing and publishing); sand and
gravel, agr. (cattle, poultry, vegetables, hay; dairying); gaming. The
state govt. is a major employer, and tourism is economically important.
The city was laid out in 1858 on the site of Eagle Station, a trading
post established (1851) on the immigrant trail from Salt L. City to
Calif. It served as a supply station for miners in the valley, achieved
importance with the discovery (1859) of the Comstock Lode, and
later became the terminus of the RR carrying ore. In 1861, when the
Territory of Nevada was created, the city was made the capital, and in
1864 it became the state capital. A U.S. mint, which closed in 1893, is
occupied by the Nevada State Mus. Carson City Airport to NE of city
center. Parts of Toiyabe Natl. Forest and L. Tahoe Nevada State Park.
Bounded W by L. Tahoe, extends to Calif. co. boundary near center of
lake; Carson Range in W; Pine Nut Mts. in E.
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