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Carson City, Nevada

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Location

The Resume

    (1858- )
    Capital of Nevada
    Population: 57,701 (2005 Census estimate)
    Named for frontiersman Kit Carson

Why Carson City, Nevada might be annoying:

    It is the smallest of the US Census Bureau's 361 Metroplitan Statistical Areas.
    It is overshadowed by Las Vegas and Reno.
    Its declined rapidly after the mining boom ended, and it would not match its 1880s population until 1960.
    Wildfires destroyed homes in the suburbs and threatened the city (2004).

Why Carson City, Nevada might not be annoying:

    The nearby Comstock Lode was the largest silver strike in US history.
    It was home to a US Mint (1870-93).
    It was a stop on the Pony Express route.
    It is adjacent to a county with legalized prostitution.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 85 Votes: 45.88% Annoying