⭐ CARSON CITY, NEVADA

Nevada’s Capital • Population Hub • Civic Heart of the Silver State

Not left. Not right. Not labels.
Just Nevadans, united through morals, ownership, responsibility, and community.

- Population: ~58,000
- Growth Rate (10-Year): +6.8%
- Land Area: 157 sq. miles
- Founded: 1858 (consolidated as an independent city-county in 1969)
- County Seat: None — Carson City is its own independent consolidated municipality
- Largest Industries: Government, manufacturing, healthcare, tourism, small business
- Largest Employers: State of Nevada, Carson Tahoe Health, Carson City School District, manufacturers
- School District: Carson City School District
- Federal Land: ~38%
- Time Zone: Pacific
Carson City is not a county it is a consolidated city-county, home to:
Government Structure
- Mayor & Board of Supervisors (5 total)
- Carson City Sheriff’s Office
- Carson City School Board
- Carson City Planning Commission
- Carson City Courts: Justice + Municipal Court
- State Government: Legislature, Governor’s Office, Supreme Court are all here
State Representation
Carson City is represented in:
- Nevada State Senate: District 16
- Nevada Assembly: District 40
Carson City (formerly Ormsby County) grew out of the Comstock Lode era, founded along the route to Virginia City’s mines. As the mining boom reshaped Nevada, Carson City became the territorial capital in 1861, then the state capital in 1864, the same year Nevada became Battle Born.
In 1969, Carson City became one of the few consolidated city-counties in America, a single, unified government serving the entire community.
Carson City’s economy is a balanced mix of:
- State government
- Advanced manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Tourism
- Small business
- Outdoor recreation
With direct access to Lake Tahoe, Reno, and the eastern Sierra, Carson City continues to grow through transportation, clean manufacturing, and family-owned business development.
Carson City residents consistently cite:
- Growth & housing affordability
- School performance and student outcomes
- Traffic & transportation safety
- Small business support
- Public safety & homelessness challenges
- Access to healthcare
- Water supply
- Land management and wildfire risk
Your INevada City Leader:
[TBD]
“Responsibility. Transparency. Results.”
Your leader’s role:
- Maintain county updates
- Track agendas
- Run P.E.P. alerts
- Prepare county scorecards
- Coordinate testimony
- Connect Carson City Nevadans to every civic tool they need