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Elko County is the fourth-largest county by area in the contiguous United States, ranking lower when the boroughs of Alaska are included. It is one of only 10 counties in the U.S. with more than 10,000 square miles (25,900 km 2) of area. Elko County is the second-largest county by area in Nevada, with only Nye County being larger.
Elko is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Elko County. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As of the official 2020 U.S. Census , the city has a population of 20,564. Elko serves as the center of the Ruby Valley , a region with a population of over 55,000.
Bullfrog County, Nevada, formed in 1987 from part of Nye county. Creation was declared unconstitutional and abolished in 1989. [1] Lake County, Nevada, one of the original nine counties formed in 1861. Renamed Roop County in 1862. Part became Lassen County, California in 1864. Nevada remainder annexed in 1883 to Washoe county. [1]
Nevada's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district that includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Lyon County, a small portion of Lincoln County, all of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and White Pine counties, as well as the state capital, Carson City.
Lee Hoffman’s job is challenging in the best of circumstances. In most presidential election years, the chairman of the Republican Party in Elko County, Nevada, is tasked with rounding up voters ...
The Unincorporated Town Government Law, adopted in 1975, applies to counties of 100,000 people or more, and any other county that opts in. For other counties, a patchwork system of laws applies. [1] A 1975 study by the state Legislative Commission identified 39 unincorporated towns in Nevada. [2]
The Gold Creek Ranger Station is located in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Elko County, Nevada, USA. It was built in 1910 to administer the Ruby Mountains Forest Reserve, which became Humboldt National Forest. The compound was later expanded by labor provided by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Buildings and structures in Elko County, Nevada (4 C, 21 P) E. Education in Elko County, Nevada (1 C, 2 P) G. Geography of Elko County, Nevada (4 C, 9 P) P.