Genoa, Nevada

Coordinates: 39°00′16″N 119°50′50″W / 39.00444°N 119.84722°W / 39.00444; -119.84722
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Genoa, Nevada
ZIP code
89411[3]
Area code775
GNIS feature ID859807[2]

Genoa

2010 census.[8] It is home to the oldest bar in the state of Nevada which opened in 1853.[9]

History

Simpson expedition, Genoa, Nevada, 1859

Genoa was first settled by

Carson City.[12]

Nevada's first permanent building, Genoa trading post, established 1850

Nevada's first newspaper, the Territorial Enterprise, was founded in Genoa in 1858, but moved to Virginia City in 1860. It was the site of the first ranch in Nevada.[13]

Much of Genoa, including the original fort, station, and hotel, was destroyed in a fire in 1910, but a replica of the fort was built in 1947. Every year since 1919, Genoa has held a festival called the Candy Dance, where candy, food, and crafts are sold to support its town government. The Candy Dance is usually held during the final weekend of September. Many pioneers rest in the Genoa graveyard, including Snowshoe Thompson, his wife and his son.[citation needed]

A mile south of Genoa is David Walley's Resort, a famous natural

FBI agents.[14]

Scenes from the 1973 movie Charley Varrick were filmed in Genoa, and the village was the set for the 1990 movie Misery, starring Kathy Bates, when the village doubled in size with buildings added and then removed after the filming. Food writer M. F. K. Fisher wrote a series of cookbook reviews for The New Yorker from her sister's home in Genoa during the 1960s.[citation needed]

Genoa Historic District

Genoa Historic District
Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.75001108[15]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1975

The Genoa Historic District, seven miles north of

contributing buildings.[15][16]

Geography

Road Marker on the main road in Genoa, Nevada

Genoa is located on the western edge of the

Carson Valley, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Minden, the Douglas County seat. Nevada State Route 206 enters Genoa from the south as Foothill Road, then turns east in the center of town onto Genoa Lane. According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place of Genoa has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km2), all land.[8]

Climate

The area has a

Csb, which is a dry-summer subtropical climate often referred to as "Mediterranean".[17]

Climate data for Genoa, Nevada
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37
(3) 		38
(3) 		44
(7) 		49
(9) 		58
(14) 		67
(19) 		76
(24) 		75
(24) 		68
(20) 		57
(14) 		45
(7) 		37
(3) 		54
(12)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 21
(−6) 		21
(−6) 		24
(−4) 		28
(−2) 		34
(1) 		41
(5) 		48
(9) 		47
(8) 		42
(6) 		35
(2) 		26
(−3) 		21
(−6) 		32
(0)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.6
(91) 		3.4
(86) 		2.9
(74) 		1.4
(36) 		1
(25) 		0.7
(18) 		0.2
(5.1) 		0.6
(15) 		0.6
(15) 		1.2
(30) 		1.6
(41) 		3.5
(89) 		20.8
(530)
Source: Weatherbase[18]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,343—
U.S. Decennial Census[19]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Unlike that of its namesake, the Nevada community's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable, /dʒəˈnoʊ.ə/ jə-NOH-ə rather than /ˈdʒɛnoʊ.ə/ JEN-oh-ə.[4]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genoa, Nevada
  3. ^ "Genoa ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ISBN 0-913814-04-0
    .
  5. ^ "Douglas County Code – Section 18.02.010 – Creation". Douglas County District Attorney. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Read, Laura (May–June 2013). "Genoa, Nevada". Via: 18.
  7. ^ Community website
  8. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Genoa CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  9. ^ "About the Bar". Genoa Bar and Saloon. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. ^ Paher, Stanley W (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell North. p. 56.
  11. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 19.
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Cowboy Festival returns to Genoa". March 2016.
  14. ISBN 978-0-14-311586-1
    . Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  15. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  16. ^ Henry H. Haight III (March 22, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Genoa Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying eight photos from 1973–74
  17. ^ Climate Summary for Genoa, Nevada
  18. ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 21, 2013.
  19. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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