No city or town in this state may be organized into an incorporated city unless there were more than 1,000 inhabitants residing within the limits of the city or town as determined by the last federal decennial census or the population certified by the governor pursuant to NRS 360.285, whichever is most recent, preceding the application for incorporation. [1:32:1919; A 1945, 48; 1943 NCL § 1213]—(NRS A 1987, 1699; 2001, 2702)
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