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Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 Census , the population was 17,285. [ 1 ] It is a largely rural county that is sparsely populated with the only major city being Winnemucca which has a population of 8,431. [ 2 ]
Winnemucca (/ ˌ w ɪ n ə ˈ m ʌ k ə / ⓘ) is the only incorporated city in, and is the county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. [5] As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 8,431, [6] up 14.0 percent from the 2010 census figure of 7,396. Interstate 80 passes through the city, where it meets U.S. Route 95.
The district had 1,547 students in the 1963-1964 school year, an increase by 97 from the preceding school year. [4]In 1978 there was a group of parents in the Happy Creek/Leonard Creek/Pahute Meadows region, served by a privately-operated school, asking for the county district to open a public school for the area.
McDermitt is an unincorporated community straddling the Nevada–Oregon border, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and Malheur County, Oregon, United States. [2] McDermitt's economy has historically been based on mining, ranching, and farming. The last mining operation closed in 1990, resulting in a steady decline in population. [3]
Valmy is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, named after the Battle of Valmy in France. [3] The Lone Tree gold-mining complex is located adjacent to I-80; mining ended there in 2007, [4] though a small gold resource remains in place there. [5]
State Route 290 (SR 290) is a state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada. It serves to connect U.S. Route 95 to the community of Paradise Valley . The road was originally established as State Route 8B by the early 1930s.
Winnemucca Mountain is a mountain near the small city of Winnemucca in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. It is considered to be the southernmost named summit of the Santa Rosa Range . [ 3 ] A paved road ascends to radio facilities on the summit.
The Winnemucca Sand Dunes are an area of sand dunes in Humboldt County, Nevada. While less than 100 feet (30 m) tall, the dunes span an area of approximately 40 miles (64 km) from east to west across the southern portion of the county. They are located north of the city of Winnemucca, their namesake, along U.S. Route 95. [1]