Nevada

Some counties do not have public transport at all, for example Eureka County. Detroit has several sister cities, including. There are also bus services in Reno/Sparks, and from there to Carson City. For a more extensive list see People from Detroit. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Detroit has been home to luminaries from virtually every major sport, including boxing Joe Louis, baseball (Ty Cobb and Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers), hockey (Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings), basketball Isiah Thomas of the Pistons) and football (Barry Sanders of the Lions). Las Vegas has a bus network, and a monorail system that is being extended. Durant and the Dodge Brothers.

Greyhound Lines also provides some bus services. The auto industry has spawned its own cast of significant names, particularly such pioneers as Henry Ford, William C. Amtrak provides bus services from Las Vegas to Needles, California and Los Angeles ([2] (http://www.amtrak.com/timetable/oct04/P03.pdf)). Artists such as Eminem and Aaliyah are among the celebrities who have kept the musical pipeline flowing. [1] (http://www.amtrak.com/timetable/oct04/P05.pdf) Burlington Northern Santa Fe has trackage rights to the Union Pacific lines in the north. Detroit's rich musical heritage has produced a vast roster of hit makers, from R&B artists such as Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin to rockers such as Bob Seger and Ted Nugent. Amtrak's California Zephyr uses one of the northern branches in a daily service from Chicago to Emeryville, CA serving Elko, Winnemucca, Sparks, and Reno. Detroit also has a light rail system known as the People Mover, providing a 2.9 mile loop in the downtown area. Although it has faced massive criticism for its lack of punctual service and high cost, the People Mover continues to operate daily.

Union Pacific Railroad has some railroads in the north and in the south (map (http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/usguide/usa-nv-m.shtml)). In recent years the Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority has been established with the goal of expanding and integrating the transit systems located in the Detroit Metro area. However, American versions are usually smaller, in part because they must ascend and descend some fairly steep mountain passes. Service in the suburbs is provided by Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). The state is one of just a few in the country that allow semi-trailer combinations with three trailers—what might be called a "road train" in Australia. Transit services in the City of Detroit are provided by the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT), they provide an extensive, if not erratic, bus service throughout the city and very near suburbs. There are also 189 Nevada State Highways. Also the city has two international border crossings, the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, both linking Detroit to Windsor, Ontario on the Canadian side by crossing the Detroit River.

Nevada also is served by several federal highways: US-6, US-50, US-93, US-95 and US-395. Detroit is the crossroads for six major Interstate Highways, including I-75, I-94, I-96, I-696, I-275, and I-375. It has a spur route, I-580. Because of its gateway between the United States and Canada and its major industrial status — along with its major highways, rail connections and international airport — Detroit has been an important transportation hub. Interstate 80 crosses through the northern part of Nevada, reaching from Utah in the east and passing westward through Reno and into California. Comerica Park will host the 2005 MLB All Star Game in July 2005, and Ford Field will host Super Bowl XL in February 5, 2006. It has spur routes I-215 and I-515. CART continued downtown until 1992, when the race was moved to another temporary course on Belle Isle where the race remained through 2001.

Interstate 15 passes through the southern tip of the state, serving Las Vegas and other communities. Detroit was also the former home of a round of the Formula One World Championship, holding a race on the streets of downtown Detroit from 1982 until 1987, after which the sanction moved from Formula One to Indycars. Ranked by per capita income. It is the world's only cross-national marathon. Area 51 is supposedly located in Groom Lake, near Nellis Air Force Base. Detroit is home to the Detroit International Marathon, which crosses the border into Canada via the Ambassador Bridge and returns to the United States through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Nevada is also the home of Area 51, the top-secret installation the Government has always denied existed. A world record was set on December 13, 2003, when the largest crowd in basketball history — 78,129 — packed Ford Field to watch the University of Kentucky defeat Michigan State University, 79–74.

The largest city is Las Vegas. In college sports, the University of Detroit Mercy has a NCAA Division I program, and Wayne State University has both NCAA Division I and II programs. The three largest Protestant denominations in Nevada are: Baptist (8% of the total state population), Methodist (6%), Lutheran (6%). A Red Wings marketing campaign in the late 1990s launched the nickname Hockeytown, a city moniker subsequently embraced by local fans and national media. The religious affiliations of the citizens of Nevada are:. Detroit is perhaps the most fervent hockey hotbed in the United States. Females made up approximately 50.7% of the population. Like many industrial cities, Detroit is known for its avid fans, particularly in such blue-collar sports as football (Detroit Lions) and hockey (Detroit Red Wings).

6.8% of its population were reported as under 5, 26.3% under 18, and 13.6% were 65 or older. There are three active major sports venues in the city: Comerica Park for baseball, Ford Field for football and Joe Louis Arena for ice hockey. The 5 largest ancestry groups in Nevada are: German (14.1%), Irish (11%), English (10.1%), Italian (6.6%), American (4.8%). cities with teams from four major sports.). The racial makeup of the state is:. All but one play within the city of Detroit (basketball's Detroit Pistons play in suburban Auburn Hills). (See also: U.S. According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of Nevada was 2,241,154. Detroit is home to professional teams representing the four major sports in North America.

Nevada is the only state with legalized prostitution: see prostitution in Nevada. Once the home of the University of Michigan, which was founded in Detroit in 1817 then later moved to Ann Arbor in 1837, Detroit has several universities and colleges within its borders, including:. Large, luxurious casinos in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno attract visitors from around the world. In 2004, following numerous scandals and legal decisions, a court-ordered reorganization of the Detroit Police Department was underway with supervision of the FBI. It is well-known for gambling and nightlife. He has also been criticised for his lack in improving the city. Its industrial outputs are tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, and electric equipment. Since taking office, however, the mayor and his administration have found themselves dogged by ongoing accusations of scandal and impropriety. Detroit's major media have relentlessly pursued the stories, including reports of wild parties involving strippers at the mayoral mansion [3] (http://www.freep.com/news/locway/probe15_20030515.htm), though the mayor has strongly denied accusations of wrongdoing.

Its agricultural outputs are cattle, hay, dairy products, and potatoes. Widely considered a hot rising political star when he won election in 2001, Democratic Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been dubbed "America's hip-hop mayor" because of his fond appreciation for black youth culture. Per capital personal income in 2003 was $31,910, 19^th in the nation. No Republican has been elected mayor of Detroit in the past 40 years. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that Nevada's total state product in 2003 was $88 billion. Democratic Party. See also list of mountain ranges of Nevada.
. As with most large urban centers in the United States, Detroit consistently supports the U.S.

The northern and central portions of Nevada are mostly within the Great Basin Desert, while portions of the southern tip are within the Mojave Desert. See also List of mayors of Detroit, Michigan. Nevada is a land of rugged, snow-capped mountains, grassy valleys and sandy deserts. The current mayor is Kwame Kilpatrick. It is in a mountain region that includes semiarid grasslands and sandy deserts, and is the most arid (dry) state in the nation. Municipal elections are held every year congruent to 1 modulo 4 (e.g., 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, ...). The border with Arizona includes the Colorado River and Hoover Dam. The city is run by the mayor and a nine member city council, elected at large on a nonpartisan ballot.

Nevada has borders with Oregon and Idaho to the north, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east. Instead of just locking criminals behind prison bars, Detroit is beginning to realize that community ties, dealing with poverty and educating the youth are the most effective methods of prevention. Heterosexuals only have to be 14 while homosexuals must be at least 21. Despite its high crime rates, the local communities and the government are working together to curb the street crimes and are working into the local neighborhoods to provide better housing and economic conditions. Nevada is currently the only state that has different ages of consent for homosexuals and heterosexuals. Most of the suburbs mentioned are predominantly white and have contrasting demographics. Most people outside the state are not familiar with this rivalry. They include Farmington Hills, Troy, and Sterling Heights.

This has fostered resentment as the north sees the south as a potential bully of majority rule and the south sees the north as the "old guard" trying to rule as an oligarchy. Sharply contrasting the dangerous streets of Detroit, many of the suburbs to the north of 8 Mile Road in Oakland and Macomb counties are among the 25 safest cities in the United States with a population of 75,000 or above. The north has long maintained control of key positions in the state government even while the Las Vegas area is many times larger than Washoe County. The various street gangs which patrol the streets have caused much of the violence and crime. Due to the tremendous growth of Las Vegas in recent years, there is a noticeable divide between politics of Northern Nevada and Southern Nevada. Major crimes in Detroit include burglary, theft, carjacking, robbery, rape, assault, and homicide. senators are Harry Reid (Democrat) and John Ensign (Republican). Many of these problems can be blamed on the widespread urban decay, poverty, de facto segregation of African Americans, and unemployment that has struck Detroit.

Nevada's two U.S. Listed as the second most dangerous city by the Morgan Quitno Corporation's statistics [2] (http://www.morganquitno.com/) (after Camden, New Jersey), Detroit has been one of the most crime-ridden cities in the United States. Nevada's capital is Carson City and its governor is Kenny Guinn (Republican). City has looming budget deficit estimated at $214 to $400 million, and default or rising of taxes is expected. A fictional history (with a great deal of fact) titled Nevada was written by Clint McCullough. In addition to property tax, the city levies an income tax of 2.65% on residents, 1.325% on non-residents, and 1.6% on corporations. At the time, the leading proponents of gambling expected that it would be a short term fix until the state's economic base widened to include less cyclical industries, however re-outlawing gambling has never been seriously considered since. Other major industries include advertising, computer software and casino gambling.

Due to a sharp decline in mining output in the 1920s and the decline of the agricultural sector during the Great Depression, Nevada re-legalized gambling in 1931. Metro Detroit is also home to the national pizza chains Domino's and Little Caesars. Gambling was common in the early Nevada mining towns, but was outlawed in 1909 as part of a nation-wide anti-gaming crusade. Including the Big Three, there are 17 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in metro Detroit, including Kmart Corporation, Borders Books and Music, Comerica Inc., Federal-Mogul, Kelly Services and Lear Corporation. The deficiencies in the Homestead Act as applied to Nevada were probably due to a lack of understanding of the Nevada environment, although some firebrands (so-called "Sagebrush Rebels") maintain that it was due to pressure from mining interests to keep land out of the hands of common folk. According to one saying, "When the auto industry hiccups, Detroit coughs, and when the auto industry catches a cold, Detroit gets pneumonia.". Instead, early settlers would homestead land surrounding a water source, and then graze livestock on the adjacent public land, which is useless for agriculture without access to water (this pattern of ranching still prevails). But there's a flip side to the automotive dominance: Because of its almost singular dependence on the auto industry, Detroit is more acutely vulnerable to economic cycles than most large cities.

The primary reason for this is that homesteads were not permitted in large enough sizes to be viable in the arid conditions that prevail throughout Nevada. It is not uncommon in Detroit to hear radio ads or to spy billboards in which multimillion-dollar auto corporations make insider sales pitches to one another. Despite Nevada being the third oldest western state, it is referred to as the "Permanent Colony" as over 87% of the land is owned by the Federal Government. Detroit and its suburbs constitute a manufacturing powerhouse, most notably as home to the American automobile industry and the Big Three auto companies. General Motors is based in Detroit, Ford Motor Company in nearby Dearborn, and one of the two world headquarters for DaimlerChrysler in Auburn Hills (the other is in Stuttgart, Germany). Dotting the Detroit landscape are countless offices and plants in the automotive support business: parts, supplies, electronics, and design. Congress. In 2004, Men's Fitness magazine named Detroit the fattest city in the U.S. This deal will require the permission of both the Nevada and Utah legislatures and the U.S. Out of the total population, 34.5% of those under the age of 18 and 18.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Negotiations are currently underway for Nevada to annex Wendover, Utah, which would be merged with West Wendover, Nevada. 26.1% of the population and 21.7% of families are below the poverty line. This area includes most of what is now Clark County, Nevada. The per capita income for the city is $14,717. The transfer was prompted by the discovery of gold in the area, and it was thought that Nevada would be better able to oversee the expected population boom. Males have a median income of $33,381 versus $26,749 for females. Nevada achieved its current boundaries on May 5, 1866 when it absorbed the portion of Pah-Ute County in the Arizona Territory west of the Colorado River. The median income for a household in the city is $29,526, and the median income for a family is $33,853.

As Nevada's mining-based economy tied it to the more industrialized Union, it was viewed as politically reliable (as opposed to the more agrarian and Confederate-sympathizing California). For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.5 males. Statehood was rushed through despite Nevada's tiny population to help ensure Abraham Lincoln's reelection and post-Civil War Republican dominance in congress. For every 100 females there are 89.1 males. On October 31, 1864, just eight days prior to the presidential election, Nevada became the 36th state in the union. The median age is 31 years. On March 2, 1861, Nevada separated from the Utah territory and adopted its current name, shortened from Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy range"). In the city the population is spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who are 65 years of age or older.

This discovery brought a flood of miners, prospectors, merchants and others hoping to strike it rich. The average household size is 2.77 and the average family size is 3.45. 1859 saw the discovery of the Comstock Lode, a rich outcropping of gold and silver, and Virginia City sprang up. 29.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. In 1850, the US Congress established the Utah territory which included the present day states of Utah, Idaho and Nevada. There are 336,428 households out of which 33.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% are married couples living together, 31.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% are non-families. Several United States Navy ships have been named USS Nevada in honor of the state. 4.96% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

(Residents often regard the pronunciation as a test of whether visitors such as presidential candidates, have informed themselves about the state.). The racial makeup of the city is 81.55% Black or African American, 12.26% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.54% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races. Despite the name's derivation from the Spanish word nevada meaning "snowy", the local pronunciation of the state's name is not "Ne-vah-da"; the middle syllable has a short a sound as in cat or hat. There are 375,096 housing units at an average density of 2,703.0/mi² (1,043.6/km²). The phrase "Battle Born" is on the state flag; "The Battle Born State" is the official state slogan, as Nevada was admitted into the union during the American Civil War. The population density is 6,855.1/mi² (2,646.7/km²). The state song is "Home Means Nevada" by Bertha Rafetto. As of the census² of 2000, there are 951,270 people, 336,428 households, and 218,341 families residing in the city.

Nevada's nickname is "The Silver State" and the state's motto is "All for Our Country". Some of the Current and historic neighborhoods in Detroit include: Black Bottom, Brush Park, Corktown, Chaldean Town, Cultural Center, Del Ray, East English Village, Eastern Market, Greektown, Indian Village, Mexicantown, New Center, Old Redford, Palmer Woods, Poletown, Rosedale Park, Springwells, and Warrendale. Between 1990 and 2000, Nevada's population increased 66.3%, while the USA's population increased 13.1%. 100,545) has been described in news reports as "the whitest American city" as the 2000 census revealed that 97 percent of its population identified themselves as white. Between 2000 and 2003, Nevada's population increased 12.2%, while the USA's population increased 3.3%. Detroit is more than four-fifths African-American, while nearby Livonia (pop. Nevada is the fastest growing state in the country. On the east side, the aptly (although unintentionally) named Alter Road separates Detroit from affluent Grosse Pointe.

The population as of July 2004 was estimated to be 2,334,771, up nearly 17% from the 2000 census figure of 1,998,257. While less prevalent than in the 1970s and 1980s, perceptions of racial segregation continue to provoke criticism and soul-searching in the Detroit area. 8 Mile Road, the boundary between the city and suburban Oakland and Macomb counties, is more than a line on a map; it is often held up by politicians and sociologists as a symbolic dividing wall between blacks and whites. Nevada is a state located in the western United States. The Michigan Chronicle, the state's largest black-owned newspaper, is based in Detroit. Brandon Flowers vocalist of Indie rock band, The Killers. Other communities with large black populations include Southfield, Pontiac and Oak Park, which are all north of the former segregation boundary 8 Mile Road. Barry Zito Major League Baseball player. About three-fourths of them live within the city limits.

Steve Wynn casino owner. African Americans are a major racial group in the area, numbering more than 1 million. Edna Purviance actress. The southwest side of the city contains a large Mexican American community, while significant populations of Chinese, Indian, Korean and Filipino ancestry are found in Oakland County, notably in Troy. Harry Reid Senate Minority Leader. Recently, the area has witnessed the growth of Asian American and Hispanic communities. Pat Nixon First Lady. Detroit is also home to large Chaldean and Arab American populations, and suburban Dearborn is home to the country's largest concentration of Arab Americans.

Greg Maddux Major League Baseball player. Detroit's ethnic communities are largely the descendants of those Poles, Irish, Italians and Greeks who made their way to the city during its early 20th-century industrial boom. Robert Laxalt writer. Traces of the Southern accent can still be heard in these areas, mingling with the more nasal Midwest accent to create a distinctive pattern of speech. Paul Laxalt politician. Metro Detroit residents with Southern origin possibly comprise a majority of the region's population; they most certainly do in suburban sectors such as Downriver, where newcomers established communities upon their arrival. Jack Kramer tennis player. Detroit's population increased more than sixfold during the first half of the 20th century, thanks largely to a massive influx of Southern migrants—both white and black—who came to the area for the burgeoning automobile industry jobs.

Jenna Jameson adult film actress. Throughout the city, French colonial influence is found prominently in place names (Gratiot Ave., Beaubien St., Cadieux Rd., Chene Park), though only a small percentage of area residents are descended from 18th-century French settlers. Michael Chang tennis player. In 2003, the three-day number was 117. Walter van Tilburg Clark writer. 29–31 period, according to city officials, representing a 30 percent decline in total fires and a 41 percent decline in suspicious fires. Andre Agassi tennis player. The Angel's Night campaign, launched in the late 1990s, draws thousands of volunteers to patrol the streets during Halloween week. The effort has largely squelched Devil's Night arson: In 2002, there were just 110 fires during the Oct.

Las Vegas Wranglers, East Coast Hockey League. The city faced hundreds of arsons, often in the city's many abandoned homes, each year on Devil's Night, the evening before Halloween. Las Vegas 51s, minor league baseball. For a more extensive list, see: Detroit in the movies. Las Vegas Gladiators, Arena Football League. Detroit is a setting and/or filming location for several Hollywood feature films including as well as some television series:. Western Nevada Community College. Detroit (and its suburbs) is the setting for a number of novels and short story collections, including:.

Truckee Meadows Community College. Information on the Nain Rouge and other Detroit oddities has been compiled at the Web site Mythic Detroit (http://www.davidaspitzley.org/MythicDetroit). Great Basin College. Detroit is said to be home to the Nain Rouge, the red dwarf who is said to attack people and bring bad luck to the city. Community College of Southern Nevada. The nearby city of Hamtramck is noted for its pączkis. Nevada State College at Henderson. On the festival of Fat Tuesday (also known as Pączki Day, though traditionally celebrated by Poles on Fat Thursday), occurring on the last Tuesday before Lent, many metro Detroiters join in the festivity by indulging in jelly-filled donuts called pączkis.

University of Nevada, Reno. Founded in 1907 by two Russian immigrant brothers in Detroit, Faygo soda remains a Detroit tradition, and is sold internationally. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The sculpture, commissioned by Sports Illustrated magazine and executed by Robert Graham, is a 24-foot-long arm with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot-high pyramidal framework. University and Community College System of Nevada