Nevada, Texas

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Field	Value
official_name	Nevada, Texas
settlement_type	City
image_skyline	Nevada November 2015 3 (Nevada City Hall).jpg
image_caption	Nevada City Hall
image_map	Collin County Texas Incorporated Areas Nevada highlighted.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Nevada in Collin County, Texas
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Texas
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Collin
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	6.21
area_land_km2	6.18
area_water_km2	0.03
area_total_sq_mi	2.40
area_land_sq_mi	2.39
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
population_as_of	2020
population_total	1314
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	623
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	75173
area_codes	214, 469, 945, 972
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	48-50760
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2411224
website
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Nevada ( , unlike the state of Nevada) is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. Its population was 822 at the 2010 census and 1,314 in 2020.

History

The first settlement in the area, by John McMinn in the 1840s, was McMinn Chapel, populated mostly by his family and friends. In 1861, Granville Stinebaugh purchased a quarter-section four miles south and established the town on his farm and named it in honor of Nevada Territory, through which he had passed on his way to search California. Nevada enjoyed some prosperity after becoming a stop on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, and the town incorporated in 1889.

On May 9, 1927, a half-mile-wide F4 tornado ripped through Nevada, leaving 19 dead, 100 injured, and property damage exceeding $650,000. The town had a difficult recovery; citizens voted to unincorporate, and placed the restoration of the community in the hands of the Collin County authorities, but the growing mechanization in agriculture, along with the Great Depression, caused the town to decline. The railroad later removed its tracks from the area. Growth in Collin County during the last 25 years has moderately improved life in Nevada. The population has again reached its 1927 peak.

Geography

Nevada is located in southeastern Collin County, 4 mi east of Lavon and 4 miles west of Josephine. It is 20 mi northeast of Garland and 36 mi northeast of downtown Dallas.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Nevada has a total area of 6.2 km2, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.52% - 19 acres, is covered by water.

Demographics

| align = left | 1890 = 247 | 1900 = 356 | 1910 = 510 | 1920 = 578 | 1930 = 386 | 1990 = 456 | 2000 = 563 | 2010 = 822 | 2020 = 1314 | estyear = 2023 | estimate = 1419 | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census

::data[format=table title="'''Nevada racial composition'''{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4850760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}
(NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}}}"]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,020	77.63%
Black or African American (NH)	35	2.66%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	11	0.84%
Asian (NH)	14	1.07%
Pacific Islander (NH)	3	0.23%
Some other race (NH)	2	0.15%
Mixed or multiracial (NH)	45	3.42%
Hispanic or Latino	184	14.0%
Total	1,314
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As of the 2020 United States census, 1,314 people, 295 households, and 252 families were residing in the city.

Education

The city is served by the Community Independent School District.

References

"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{GNIS. 2411224
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Nevada city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
Nevada, Tx '' Handbook of Texas'', 07/22/2025
Gazulis, Thomas P.. (1993). "Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events". Environmental Films.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau.
"Explore Census Data".
https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific. (August 2022)
"About the Hispanic Population and its Origin".
Geography Division. (December 22, 2020). "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Collin County, TX". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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