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Latitude: 39.554543 -- Longitude: -119.735643

In the early historical period, the area that is now Sparks was inhabited by the Washoe people. Euro-American settlement of area began in the early 1850s. Early settlers often sold cattle to California-bound emigrants. The emigrants' cattle were commonly weak and sick from the long and arduous journey along the California Trail, and they needed fresh animals to take them over the Sierra Nevada. As part of the deal, the settlers would receive the emigrants' cattle, and then fatten them up to sell to the next year's batch of emigrants. The population density in the area remained very low until 1904 when the Southern Pacific Railroad built a switch yard and maintenance sheds there. The city that sprung up around them was first called Harriman after Edward Harriman who was then president of the railroad. The city was quickly renamed Sparks after John Sparks, who was the Governor of Nevada at that time. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

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In the early historical period, the area that is now Sparks was inhabited by the Washoe people. Euro-American settlement of area began in the early 1850s. Early settlers often sold cattle to California-bound emigrants. The emigrants' cattle were commonly weak and sick from the long and arduous journey along the California Trail, and they needed fresh animals to take them over the Sierra Nevada. As part of the deal, the settlers would receive the emigrants' cattle, and then fatten them up to sell to the next year's batch of emigrants. The population density in the area remained very low until 1904 when the Southern Pacific Railroad built a switch yard and maintenance sheds there. The city that sprung up around them was first called Harriman after Edward Harriman who was then president of the railroad. The city was quickly renamed Sparks after John Sparks, who was the Governor of Nevada at that time. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

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Census Data for Sparks, Nevada

Nevada 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Sparks	Nevada	United States
Population	66,346	1,998,257	281,421,906
Median age	34.5	35	35.3
Median age for Male	33.5	34.5	34
Median age for Female	35.5	35.6	36.5
Households	24,601	751,165	105,480,101
Household population	65,723	1,964,582	273,643,273
Average household size	2.67	2.62	2.59
Families	16,637	498,333	71,787,347
Average family size	3.19	3.14	3.14
Housing units	26,025	827,457	115,904,641
Occupied units	24,601	751,165	105,480,101
Vacant units	1,424	76,292	10,424,540

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