Lincoln County, Nevada
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Congressional district | 4th |
Website | lincolncountynv |
Lincoln County is a
History
Lincoln County was established in 1866 after Congress enlarged Nevada by moving its state line eastward and southward at the expense of Utah and Arizona territories.[3] It is named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.[4] Original legislation called for the creation of a "Stewart County", after Nevada Senator William M. Stewart, but this was later changed in a substitute bill. Crystal Springs was the county's first seat in 1866, followed by Hiko in 1867 and Pioche in 1871.
Lincoln County initially included a ranch village and railroad siding named Las Vegas. However, that siding, which led to the future city of Las Vegas, was separated from Lincoln County upon the founding of Clark County effective July 1, 1909, by act of the Nevada Legislature.[5]
Geography
According to the
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- White Pine County - north
- Millard County, Utah - northeast/Mountain Time Border
- Beaver County, Utah - east/Mountain Time Border
- Iron County, Utah - east/Mountain Time Border
- Washington County, Utah - east/Mountain Time Border
- Mohave County, Arizona - southeast/Mountain Time Border
- Clark County, Nevada - south
- Nye County, Nevada - west
National protected areas
- Desert National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Humboldt National Forest(part)
- Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Lincoln County contains 16 official
- Big Rocks Wilderness
- Clover Mountains Wilderness
- Delamar Mountains Wilderness
- Far South Egans Wilderness (partly in Nye County, NV)
- Fortification Range Wilderness
- Meadow Valley Range Wilderness(partly in Clark County, NV)
- Mormon Mountains Wilderness (partly in Clark County, NV)
- Mount Grafton Wilderness (mostly in White Pine County, NV)
- Mount Irish Wilderness
- Parsnip Peak Wilderness
- South Egan Range Wilderness (partly in White Pine County, NV; Nye County, NV)
- South Pahroc Range Wilderness
- Tunnel Spring Wilderness
- Weepah Spring Wilderness (partly in Nye County, NV)
- White Rock Range Wilderness
- Worthington Mountains Wilderness
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 2,985 | — | |
1880 | 2,637 | −11.7% | |
1890 | 2,466 | −6.5% | |
1900 | 3,284 | 33.2% | |
1910 | 3,489 | 6.2% | |
1920 | 2,287 | −34.5% | |
1930 | 3,601 | 57.5% | |
1940 | 4,130 | 14.7% | |
1950 | 3,837 | −7.1% | |
1960 | 2,431 | −36.6% | |
1970 | 2,557 | 5.2% | |
1980 | 3,732 | 46.0% | |
1990 | 3,775 | 1.2% | |
2000 | 4,165 | 10.3% | |
2010 | 5,345 | 28.3% | |
2020 | 4,499 | −15.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 4,452 | [8] | −1.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[1] |
2000 census
As of the
According to the
There were 1,540 households, out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.10% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 21.90% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,979, and the median income for a family was $45,588. Males had a median income of $40,048 versus $23,571 for females. The
2010 census
As of the
Of the 1,988 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.5% were non-families, and 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.16. The median age was 39.9 years.[14]
The median income for a household in the county was $44,695 and the median income for a family was $56,167. Males had a median income of $51,475 versus $26,366 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,148. About 7.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the
Education
Public schools in Lincoln County are under the Lincoln County School District. The schools are:
- Pioche Elementary School
- Caliente Elementary School
- Pahranagat Valley Elementary School
- Panaca Elementary School
- Meadow Valley Middle School
- Pahranagat Valley Middle School
- Lincoln County High School
- C. O. Bastian High School
- Pahranagat Valley High School
Politics
Before 1968, Lincoln County frequently backed the Democratic Party in presidential elections, with only five elections from 1904 to 1964 not won by a Democratic nominee. The 1968 election began the county's status as a Republican Party stronghold, with no Democrat managing to win 30% of its votes since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,067 | 84.51% | 330 | 13.49% | 49 | 2.00% |
2016 | 1,671 | 78.38% | 285 | 13.37% | 176 | 8.26% |
2012 | 1,691 | 78.58% | 400 | 18.59% | 61 | 2.83% |
2008 | 1,498 | 71.10% | 518 | 24.58% | 91 | 4.32% |
2004 | 1,579 | 77.14% | 418 | 20.42% | 50 | 2.44% |
2000 | 1,372 | 70.14% | 461 | 23.57% | 123 | 6.29% |
1996 | 936 | 52.50% | 499 | 27.99% | 348 | 19.52% |
1992 | 890 | 47.93% | 511 | 27.52% | 456 | 24.56% |
1988 | 1,035 | 66.18% | 466 | 29.80% | 63 | 4.03% |
1984 | 1,175 | 72.71% | 397 | 24.57% | 44 | 2.72% |
1980 | 1,087 | 68.54% | 396 | 24.97% | 103 | 6.49% |
1976 | 700 | 50.04% | 642 | 45.89% | 57 | 4.07% |
1972 | 841 | 68.77% | 382 | 31.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 555 | 49.87% | 414 | 37.20% | 144 | 12.94% |
1964 | 440 | 35.92% | 785 | 64.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 530 | 40.74% | 771 | 59.26% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 885 | 52.43% | 803 | 47.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 903 | 48.97% | 941 | 51.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 520 | 33.48% | 1,004 | 64.65% | 29 | 1.87% |
1944 | 524 | 28.81% | 1,295 | 71.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 461 | 22.36% | 1,601 | 77.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 254 | 13.42% | 1,639 | 86.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 295 | 21.07% | 1,105 | 78.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 553 | 50.50% | 542 | 49.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 200 | 27.10% | 257 | 34.82% | 281 | 38.08% |
1920 | 373 | 47.64% | 366 | 46.74% | 44 | 5.62% |
1916 | 202 | 22.67% | 634 | 71.16% | 55 | 6.17% |
1912 | 100 | 18.28% | 275 | 50.27% | 172 | 31.44% |
1908 | 690 | 42.72% | 768 | 47.55% | 157 | 9.72% |
1904 | 405 | 53.08% | 295 | 38.66% | 63 | 8.26% |
Communities
City
Census-designated places
- Alamo
- Beaverdam
- Bennett Springs
- Dry Valley
- Hiko
- Mount Wilson
- Panaca
- Pioche (county seat)
- Rachel
- Ursine
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Planned development
- Coyote Springs — a proposed community for 240,000 people.
Notable people
- Helen J. Stewart, at one time the largest landowner in the county[19]
- Land artist Michael Heizer lives in Garden Valley near his last work, City.
See also
References
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts".
- ^ "County Explorer". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "History". Lincoln County Nevada. 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ Joseph Nathan Kane, The American Counties (4th Ed.), (The Scarecrow Press, 1983), p479-480
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Grafton-South Ridge, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Helen J. Stewart". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Media related to Lincoln County, Nevada at Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce
- Lincoln County Regional Development Authority