A city of 58,384, settled in 1858. Home to 43 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Carson does most differently from other towns.
1850 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Descri…6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 43 places on the National Register.
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State Prison and Warm Springs, near Carson City
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Now that it's October, I'm wondering when we'll start to see the first signs of fall in our area, like the leaves changing colors in the Carson Range.…
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Carson. Another town gets a different order.
46% of Carson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Reno (17%), Sparks (4%) and Indian Hills (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
511 miles of trails across 27 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park | 17.3 mi | 2,631 |
| 2. Silver Saddle Ranch | 9.4 mi | 807 |
| 3. Riverview Park | 1.4 mi | 108 |
The public schools Carson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Nevada’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elementary | PK–5 | 553 | B− |
| Bordewich/Bray Elementary | PK–5 | 539 | B |
| Al Seeliger Elementary | PK–5 | 527 | A− |
| Edith W. Fritsch Elementary | PK–5 | 500 | A− |
| Mark Twain Elementary | PK–5 | 497 | B |
| Empire Elementary | PK–5 | 445 | C+ |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
Carson has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Carson home is worth about $502,000, up 0.7% in a year, 13% above the Nevada typical home.
Carson beats the Nevada average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Carson | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.9% | 15.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65% | 58.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.4% |
43 places in Carson on the National Register of Historic Places.
29 notable people were born in Carson.
Capital city of Nevada, United States
Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra Nevada, about 30 miles (50 km) south of Reno. The city is named after the mountain man Kit Carson (1809–1868). The town began as a stopover for California-bound immigrants, but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode, a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast. The city has served as Nevada's capital since 1861, when it was still a territory. For much of its history, it was a hu…
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2 towns share a border with Carson.
