Reno, Nevada

Reno (, REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe. Reno is the 78th most populous city in the United States, the third most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. It is known as "The Biggest Little City in the World" and had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 census. The city is named after Civil War Union major general Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap. The downtowns of Reno and neighboring city Sparks reside in a valley known as the Truckee Meadows, which is sometimes colloquially used as a name for the entire metro area. However, the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area (MSA), the second-largest in Nevada, comprises all of Washoe, Lyon and Storey Counties. In addition, Reno is part of a combined statistical area that includes Carson City, Douglas County and parts of Placer and Nevada Counties in California. For much of the 20th century, Reno saw a significant number of people seeking to take advantage of Nevada's relatively lax divorce laws and the city gained a national reputation as a divorce mill. Today, Reno is a tourist destination known for its casino gambling and proximity to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada. The city is also home to the University of Nevada at Reno, the state's second-largest university by enrollment and the flagship campus of the University of Nevada system....