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County:

Eureka County

State:

Nevada

FIPS Code:

32011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

5.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

144,139

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

488,568

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.24

Toiyabe NF

144,139

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

High Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

948

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,198

26.4%

21.1%

5.3%

1990:

1,547

29.1%

16.9%

12.2%

2000:

1,651

6.7%

2.0%

4.7%

2005:

1,428

-13.6%

-15.5%

1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,402

84.9%

0-to-19:

495

30.0%

Black:

6

0.4%

20-to-39:

383

23.2%

Hispanic:

158

9.6%

40-to-59:

487

29.5%

American Indian:

25

1.5%

60-plus:

286

17.3%

Other:

60

3.6%

Median Age:

38.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.6%

Median Family Income:

$49,437

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.9%

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