Lander County

administration
Lander County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 03000750
US state :	Nevada
Administrative headquarters :	Battle Mountain
Foundation :	1861
Demographics
Residents :	5775 (2010)
Population density :	0.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	14,295 km²
Water surface :	67 km²
map

Website : www.landercounty.org

Lander County is a county in the state of Nevada in the United States . The county seat is Battle Mountain .

geography

The county is located in central Nevada. Its area is 14,295 square kilometers, of which 67 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Elko County , Eureka County , Nye County , Churchill County , Pershing County, and Humboldt County .

history

Lander County was one of the nine founding counties of 1861. The county was named after Frederick W. Lander , the chief engineer of a settler route.

13 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 14, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	2815	-
1880	3624	28.7%
1890	2266	-37.5%
1900	1534	-32.3%
1910	1786	16.4%
1920	1484	-16.9%
1930	1714	15.5%
1940	1745	1.8%
1950	1850	6%
1960	1566	-15.4%
1970	2666	70.2%
1980	4076	52.9%
1990	6266	53.7%
2000	5794	-7.5%
2010	5775	-0.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Lander County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Shoshone Range

As of the 2000 census , the county had 5,794 people. There were 2,093 households and 1,523 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.41% White, 0.21% African American, 3.99% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 8.66% other races Groups; 2.35% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 18.52% percent of the population.

Of the 2,093 households, 39.70% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.70% were married couples living together, 8.10% were single mothers. 27.20% were not families. 22.30% are single households and 5.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 32.20% residents under 18 years of age, 6.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 7.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 105.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 46,067 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,538. Males had a median income of $ 45,375 versus $ 22,197 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,998. 12.50% of the population and 8.60% of families are below the poverty line. 13.50% of them were under 18 years of age and 12.90% were 65 years of age or older.