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Incorporated
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March 15, 1905 |
| City Slogan | "It's Happening Here" |
| Population |
92,302 (Governor's Official Population Numbers 2011)
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| 2030 Projected Population | 133,600 |
| Total Square Miles | 35.81 - as of April 2011 |
| 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 Interstate 80. |
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City Budget
Fiscal Year 10/11
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Expenditures & Transfers Out: $55.5 million (budgeted)
Revenues & Transfers In: $55.1 million - source - Sparks Finance (April, 2011)
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| Total Employees |
509 authorized full-time positions
462 currently filled full-time positions
230 - temporary/part-time
9 elected officials
701 - total current employees (March, 2011) source - Sparks Human Resources
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| 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 Sparks Convention Center in Reno). |