Carson City

independent city in and capital of Nevada, United States
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Carson City

Summary

Carson City is an independent city in the United States[1]. It draws 1,180 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #5 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carson City was a member of Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities[3].
  • Carson City is located in Nevada[4].
  • Carson City is in the country of United States[5].
  • Carson City is on the body of water Lake Tahoe[6].
  • Carson City's head of government is recorded as Lori Bagwell[7].
  • Carson City's image is recorded as Nevada State Museum.jpg[8].
  • Carson City's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[9].
  • Carson City's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States[10].
  • Carson City's shares border with is recorded as Washoe County[11].
  • Carson City's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[12].
  • Carson City's shares border with is recorded as Storey County[13].
  • Carson City's shares border with is recorded as Lyon County[14].
  • Carson City's shares border with is recorded as Placer County[15].
  • Carson River is named after Carson City[16].
  • Carson City's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404476962[17].
  • Carson City's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135486418[18].
  • Carson City's GND ID is recorded as 4450324-6[19].
  • Carson City's locator map image is recorded as Map of Nevada highlighting Carson City.svg[20].
  • Carson City's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79011072[21].
  • Carson City's postal code is recorded as 89701[22].
  • Carson City's postal code is recorded as 89702[23].
  • Carson City's postal code is recorded as 89703[24].
  • Carson City's postal code is recorded as 89705[25].
  • Carson City's postal code is recorded as 89706[26].
  • Carson City's postal code is recorded as 89711[27].

Body

Geography

Carson City is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in Nevada[4]. It is on the body of water Lake Tahoe[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+407.25709'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+407.260471'}[29]. Carson City's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1463'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+55263'}[31], {'amount': '+54746'}[32], {'amount': '+54616'}[33], {'amount': '+54080'}[34], {'amount': '+54521'}[35], and {'amount': '+55274'}[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[9] and state or insular area capital of the United States[10].

History and Context

+1858-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Carson City[37]. Carson River is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Carson City draws 1,180 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #5 of 40).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . carson.org. Retrieved . carson.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Open ISNI for Organizations. isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . nvleague.com. Retrieved . nvleague.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  35. [29] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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