Golconda, Nevada
Golconda, Nevada | ||
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FIPS code 32-28500 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2583928[2] | |
Nevada Historical Marker | ||
Reference no. | 105 |
Golconda is a
History
Golconda was founded in 1869.
Geography
The community lies at an elevation of approximately 4,350 feet (1,330 m) 12 mi (19 km) east of Winnemucca across the Sonoma Range and 5.7 mi (9.2 km) west of Golconda Summit, a nearby mountain pass on Edna Mountain.[9] The Osgood Mountains lie across the Humboldt River to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Golconda CDP has an area of 9.0 square miles (23.4 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 182 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] |
See also
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Golconda, Nevada
- ^ "Golconda NV ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Golconda CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Golconda Post Office
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 37.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 139.
- ^ John M. Gomes, "Golconda's Glory Days, 1898-1910," Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, June 2007, Vol. 50#2 pp 145-167
- ^ USGS Winnemucca, Nevada, 30 x 60 minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey 1986
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.