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(pronounced "nuh-VAY-duh") is a city in Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,607 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Vernon County . Nevada is the home of Cottey College, a junior college for women operated by the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Nevada is located at (37.840930, -94.355576). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.3 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.