Ely (Nevada)
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1878 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Nevada |
| County : | White Pine County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 15 ′ N , 114 ° 53 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 4,041 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 218.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 18.5 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.5 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1962 m |
| Postcodes : | 89301, 89315 |
| Area code : | +1 775 |
| FIPS : | 32-23500 |
| GNIS ID : | 0859671 |
 Aultman Street in Ely |
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Ely is a small town in the east of the US state Nevada with a population of about 4,000. It has been the county seat of White Pine County since 1887 .
history
Prior to the white colonization, the White Pine County area was home to Western Shoshone Indians . With the help of an Indian guide, the first deposits of copper were discovered near Elys in 1868 . In 1878 the first small copper smelter was built in Ely and a post office was opened. It is unclear who the namesake was: Smith Ely, president of a mining company from Vermont , John Ely, an adventurer and prospector who is said to have died impoverished in Montana , or New York Congressman Ely. In 1887, the administrative seat of White Pine County was relocated to Ely because of its convenient location at the intersection of two streets. Ely experienced its boom with the increase in copper production after 1900: In 1902 it became the headquarters of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Corporation , and in 1906 the Nevada Northern Railway from Cobre to Ely was built to transport the copper . Because the citizens of Ely opposed the efforts of the builders to establish a business monopoly in eastern Nevada, the city received only one wooden station, the stone terminus was built outside and called East Ely. Until 1941, the railway also carried out passenger traffic and transports for school children. In 1907 Ely had over 2,000 residents, electric street lights, and two daily newspapers. There were over 30 mining companies operating across the county .
In the period that followed, the city's fate depended heavily on the ups and downs of the copper market. In 1958, the Nevada Consolidated was bought by the Kennecott Corporation , which mined Elys copper until 1980. After the takeover by changing companies, copper production was finally given up in 1999 and rail traffic on the Nevada Northern Railroad was discontinued. 400 people lost their jobs. Ely's largest employer since then has been the local Ely State Prison . With the increasing demand for copper since 2005, however, Ely is hoping for a new boom.
One of the city's attractions is its railway museum; Between Ely and the former mining town of Ruth, there are museum train rides with historic diesel and steam locomotives.
geography
Ely is 39 ° 15 ' N , 114 ° 53' W at an altitude of 1962 m above sea level on US Highway 50 , the section between Ely and Fallon known as "the loneliest road in America" . The Great Basin National Park is located near Elys .
According to the United States Census Bureau , Ely has a total area of 18.5 km², all of which is land.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Ely lived in 4041 people. The population density was 218.8 people per km ². There were 2205 housing units at an average of 169.4 per km ². Ely's population was 89.14% White , 0.32% Black or African American , 3.12% Native American , 1.09% Asian , 0.35% Pacific Islander , 3.71% of other races belong to and 2.28% named two or more races. 12.35% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Elys distributed to 1727 households out of which 28.6% were living in children under 18 years of age. 46.4% of households are married, 10.2% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 38.3% were not families. 33.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 13.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.
The urban population was divided into 25.7% minors, 6.3% 18–24 year olds, 23.8% 25–44 year olds, 27.0% 45–64 year olds and 17.2% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 women there were 98.3 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 96.0 men.
The median household income in Ely was 36,408 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 42,168 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 36,016 compared to $ 26,597 for women. The per capita income in Ely was $ 17,013. 12.5% of the population and 11.3% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 12% of minors and 9.2% of those aged 65 and over.
sons and daughters of the town
The city's most famous daughter is Pat Nixon , wife of former US President Richard Nixon .
prostitution
Prostitution is strictly legal in White Pine County, so there were and still are brothels in Ely . In the street where the brothels were located, red lanterns were hung to decorate the town for Christmas. A former brothel, Areline's in East Ely, was added to the Nevada State Register of Historic Places in 1989 .
Web links
- The city of Ely website (English)
- Museum Railway in Ely (English)
- Stories about prostitution in Ely (English)