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Nevada ( nə-VAY-də) is a city in and the county chair of Vernon County, on the western be neighboring to of Missouri, United States. The population was 8,386 at the 2010 census, and 8,254 in the 2018 estimate. The local organization has a council-manager model.

Nevada is the home of Cottey College, a private women’s hypothetical affiliated next the PEO Sisterhood based in Des Moines, Iowa.

When French explorers entered the region in the late 17th century, they encountered the indigenous Osage people, who controlled a immense area including parts of what are now several states. The Osage Village State Historic Site, formerly known as the Carrington Osage Village Site, is located on a hilltop above the Osage River valley. Archeological evidence shows an Osage band had approximately 200 lodges and an estimated population of 2000 to 3000 here; they occupied the area from roughly 1700-1775. They were the most influential people in the region and were integral to the fur trade. After the United States acquired the territory in the Louisiana Purchase, it gradually forced the Osage through the 19th century to cede their lands and separate to Indian Territory. This site has been designated as a National Historic Landmark for its significance to the Osage people and American history.