Churchill County

administration
Churchill County Courthouse
US state :	Nevada
Administrative headquarters :	Fallon
Foundation :	1864
Demographics
Residents :	24,877 (2010)
Population density :	1.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	13,010 km²
Water surface :	244 km²
map

Website : www.churchillcounty.org

Churchill County is a county in the southwest of the state of Nevada in the United States . The county seat is Fallon .

A special feature of the county is that, through Churchill County Communications , it is the only county in the United States to own and operate the local provider of telecommunications services.

history

Churchill County was founded in 1861 and named after Fort Churchill (which is now in Lyon County ). The fort, in turn, was named after Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill from the Mexican-American War . Until 1864 Bucklands was in what is now Lyon County administrative seat, later there were La Plata (1864-1868) and Stillwater (1868-1904) until 1904 Fallon was the administrative seat. In the 19th century there were attempts to dissolve Churchill County because of its small size, but this was prevented by MP Lemuel Allen through an objection to the governor after both houses had already approved the dissolution in 1875.

20 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	196	-
1880	479	144.4%
1890	703	46.8%
1900	830	18.1%
1910	2811	238.7%
1920	4649	65.4%
1930	5075	9.2%
1940	5317	4.8%
1950	6161	15.9%
1960	8452	37.2%
1970	10,513	24.4%
1980	13,917	32.4%
1990	17,938	28.9%
2000	23,982	33.7%
2010	24,877	3.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Churchill County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Sand Mountain , a 32 km long sand dune

Foothills of the Sand Mountains

According to the 2000 census , the county had 23,982 people. There were 8,912 households and 6,461 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.20% White, 1.60% African American, 4.78% Native American, 2.71% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, and 3.22% other races Groups; 3.27% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.66% percent of the population.

Of the 8,912 households, 37.20% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.40% were single mothers. 27.50% were not families. 22.50% are single households and 8.50% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.90% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.30% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 99.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,808 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,624. Males had a median income of $ 36,478 versus $ 25,000 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,264. 8.70% of the population and 6.20% of families are below the poverty line. 10.80% of them were under 18 years of age and 7.00% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Churchill County

Churchill County is a parish that has city status. For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains a census-designated place that is subordinate to the county and is not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, this is an unincorporated area.

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