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Incorporated |
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March 15, 1905 |
| City Slogan | |
"City of Promise" |
| Population | |
89,449 (July 2007 Est.) source - from the State of Nevada Governor's Office |
| 2010 Projected Population | |
90,888 |
| Total Square Miles | |
34.1 |
| Elevation | |
4410 feet above sea level |
| Location | |
39:32:39N 119:44:13W The City of Sparks is northeast of Reno, NV, and southwest of Pyramid Lake in the Truckee Meadows. The City is bisected by Intersate 80. |
| City Budget | |
Expenditures: $57 million Revenues: $61 million |
| Total Employees | |
689 authorized full-time positions 359 - temporary/part-time 9 elected officials 1,057 - total current employees (Dec. 5, 2007) source - Sparks Human Resources |
| Why the name "Sparks"? | |
The City had been called East Reno, New Wadsworth and Harriman for a while, but that did not suit the independent spirit of the new citizenry, and in 1904 was officially named the City of Sparks to honor then current Governor John Sparks. In 1905 Sparks became an incorporated city and in celebration, Governor Sparks hosted a barbecue for all the citizens of Sparks at his Alamo Stock Farm at Moana Springs (near the current site of the Reno Spark Convention Center in Reno). |