Carson City, Nevada

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The 2000 Census showed that Carson City had a population of 52,457 people^<1>. This represents 2.6% of the total population of Nevada, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
3	Henderson	SE	336 mi [540 km]	252,064	43.72% increase
4	North Las Vegas	SE	320 mi [514 km]	217,253	88.12% increase
5	Sparks	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	88,602	33.55% increase
-6-	Carson City			54,867	4.59% increase
7	Elko	NE	238 mi [383 km]	17,156	2.68% increase
8	Boulder City	SE	348 mi [560 km]	14,720	1.64% decrease
9	Mesquite	SE	344 mi [553 km]	16,444	75.14% increase

Carson City had 21,283 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Carson City has a total area of 155.7 square miles [403.2 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 143.4 square miles [371.3 km²]12.31 square miles [31.87 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Carson City had a 2000 population density of 365.9 people per square mile [141.3 people/km²], making it the state's 15th most densely populated area.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Carson City and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Carson City. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Carson City. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Carson City, it also contains a comparison between Carson City and the state of Nevada.

Click here for the Carson City QuickFact (QF-3209700).

A Census Quickfact is available for Carson City (QF-32510).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Carson City.

		Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Douglas	QF-32005	S	45,180	9.06% increase
	Lyon	QF-32019	E	53,022	52.18% increase
	Storey	QF-32029	NE	4,341	27.94% increase
	Washoe	QF-32031	N	410,443	20.23% increase
	El Dorado (CA)	QF-06017	SW	176,075	12.06% increase
	Placer (CA)	QF-06061	W	341,945	36.09% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Carson City:

Carson City is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Carson City.

The Commemorative Quarter for Nevada<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Carson City. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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