Twentieth Century
For a list of governors and a list of museums regarding Nevada history, see List of Governors of Nevada and List of museums in Nevada.The state was by far the smallest in terms of population. The 1930 census reported 91,000 people, with Reno the largest city at 19,000 and Las Vegas at 5,000. 62% of the people lived in towns with fewer than 2500 people or in rural areas alongside the 340,000 cattle and 830,000 sheep.
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