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BLAISE R LABRANCH SALES REPRESENTATIVE CELL 775.842.3502 [email protected] www.firstam.com/rep/blabranch TABLE OF CONTENTS Relocation Information Nevada State Information ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Northern Nevada Counties ................................................................................................................................5-6 Population Estimates & Projections ...................................................................................................................... 7 Zip Code Map & Post Office Locations ................................................................................................................ 8 Newcomer Resources Important Phone Numbers ............................................................................................................................... 9 Utilities ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 DMV-Vehicle Registration & Voter Registration .............................................................................................. 11 Employment .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Transportation ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Community Neighborhoods ..............................................................................................................................................14-16 Counties/Property Tax Info ................................................................................................................................. 17 Libraries ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 Youth and Family Services .................................................................................................................................. 19 Senior Services .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Hospitals ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Attractions/Recreation/Annual Events ...........................................................................................................22-24 Golfing ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Sports .................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Shopping/Casinos ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Schools WCSD Phone Numbers ...................................................................................................................................... 28 WCSD General Information ................................................................................................................................ 29 WCSD Elementary Schools ................................................................................................................................. 30 WCSD Middle & High Schools............................................................................................................................ 31 Douglas, Carson City & Storey County Schools ................................................................................................. 32 Elko & Lyon County Schools ............................................................................................................................... 33 Private Schools & Colleges ................................................................................................................................. 34 NEVADA STATE INFORMATION An Act of Congress, signed by President AREA: James Buchanan, which became effective 110,567 sq. mile, Land 109,806 sq. mile, on March 2, 1861, created the Territory Water 761 sq. mi. of Nevada. President Abraham Lincoln HIGHEST POINT: appointed James W. Nye of New York as Boundary Peak 13,143 ft. Nevada’s first Territorial Governor. LOWEST POINT: Colorado River 470 ft. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada’s admission to the POPULATION: Union as the 36th state. California and 1,998,257 Oregon were the only western states admitted earlier. Nevada’s early statehood STATE BIRD: Mountain Bluebird was the result of a number of factors per- taining to the politics of the Civil War and STATE FLOWER: President Lincoln’s reelection campaign. Sagebrush During the next 75 years, many mining towns flourished, if only briefly, all over STATE MOTTO: All for our country the state. Since 1931, tourism, particularly entertainment and legalized gaming have STATE NICKNAME: become increasingly important to Neva- The Silver State/ Sagebrush State/ Battle Born State da’s economy. Mining also has rebounded in recent years, and Nevada now produces STATE SONG: Home means Nevada more gold than any other state. Federal legislation enacted in 1986 created the STATE TREE: Great Basin National Park, the first national Single Leaf Pinion and Bristlecone Pine park in the state, which includes the area NEVADA’S ECONOMY FOR AGRICULTURE: around Wheeler Peak and Lehman Caves Cattle, Hay, Dairy Products, Potatoes in eastern Nevada. A small part of Death Valley National Park is located along Neva- NEVADA’S ECONOMY FOR INDUSTRY: da’s western boundary with California. Gaming, tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, and electrical equipment. NEVADA’S TOP MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS: Gaming Devices, Chemicals, Aerospace products, Stone, Clay, and Glass. NEVADA’S TOP MINERALS: Gold, Silver, Mercury, Barite, and Petroleum 4 NORTHERN NEVADA COUNTIES Carson City Carson City is situated in northwest Nevada at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, at the inter- section of U.S. highways 50 and 395. The city is 4,697 feet above sea level and encompasses 155 square miles. Carson City is located 14 miles east of Lake Tahoe, 30 miles south of Reno, 228 miles east of San Francisco, and 437 miles northwest of Las Vegas. TRADE Carson City is a regional retail and wholesale trade center that draws shoppers from as far south as Bishop, California, and from throughout adjacent counties to the east and west. Carson City’s primary trade area, within a 25 mile radius, is estimated at 85,000, with a total trade area in excess of 225,000. Carson City Zip Codes; (89701, 89702, 89703, 89706, 89711, 89712, 89713, 89714, 89721) Douglas County Douglas County is located in the western portion of Nevada bordered by Lyon County, Carson City, and the state of California. The two major towns are Minden and Gardnerville, but also included are Genoa, Topaz Lake, Stateline/ Kingsbury, Glenbrook, Zephyr Cove, and Antelope Valley. Carson Valley comprises the towns of Minden (the County seat), Gardnerville, and Genoa. Douglas County was established in 1861 and encompasses 751 square miles, which makes it the third smallest land area within the state, but the fifth most populated. The county has grown 177% over the past 20 years. The valley is connected to Lake Tahoe by an 11-mile drive on SR207 also called Kingsbury Grade. Average elevation for the valley is 4,750 feet and Lake Tahoe’s average elevation is 7,280 feet. The towns of Minden (County seat), Gardnerville and Genoa are unincorporated. County residents elect officials to provide community leadership and administration. Currently, the county operates under a commission- manager form of government. Douglas County government includes elected officials, departments, boards, commissions, and committees. Gardnerville (89410, 89460); Genoa (89411); Glenbrook (89413); Minden (89423); Stateline (89449); Zephyr Cove (89448) Elko County Elko County is regionally located - Elko County is ideally located between the Pacific West and Inter- mountain West. Interstate 80 provides critical links to majority urban centers to the west and east; including Reno, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. U.S. Highway 93, a north-south route and NAFTA corridor, provides connections to Twin Falls, Idaho to the north and Las Vegas to the south. State Highway 225 follows a northerly route through the Owyhee Mountains where it accesses the Boise area and Interstate 84 near the Oregon border. Strengths of the Region: T It is the Hard Rock Mining Hub of the West! - Northeastern Nevada economic anchor is mining. It is the fourth largest gold producing area in the WORLD! T A new multi-modal transloading facility - The Northeastern Nevada Regional Railport is a 57-acre facility offering full-service transloading, plus warehousing. T Lots of land! - Partially and fully-developed industrial sites are available throughout the County. T Abundant geothermal reserves - Northeastern Nevada is rated #1 in the State for geothermal potential. T A convenient