McGill (Nevada)
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Location in Nevada
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Nevada | ||
| County : | White Pine County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 24 ′ N , 114 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,063 (as of 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 366.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.9 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 1891 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 89318 | ||
| Area code : | +1 775 | ||
| FIPS : | 32-44200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 845558 | ||
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McGill is a place in White Pine County in the east of the US state Nevada .
geography
McGill is 39 ° 24'4 "north latitude and 114 ° 46'44" west longitude. The state of Utah begins at a distance of 60 kilometers to the east. The cities of Ely and Las Vegas are 20 and 320 kilometers south, respectively. The US Highway 93 , which in this area Great Basin Highway is called, runs through the city
History
The name of the place McGill goes back to William N. McGill, who sold parts of his property in this area to the Steptoe Valley Mining and Smelter Company (Nevada Consolidated Copper Co., later Kennecott). Between 1906 and 1908 a copper smelter was built and connected to the Nevada Northern Railway , which made the place grow. Large parts of the industrial facilities and many buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1922, but were rebuilt by 1930. In the late 1970s, the copper smelter was closed and later demolished. The historic McGill Drugstore Museum is a reminder of the town's heyday.
McGill is now the starting point for tours to the nearby and very mountainous wilderness areas of Bristolcone Wilderness and Becky Peak Wilderness .
Demographic data
In 2007 a population of 1063 with an average age of 42.6 was determined.
Web links
- theusgenweb history
- ghosttowns copper smelter
- mcgilldrugstoremuseum Drugstore Museum
- city-data population figures
- nevadawilderness 1 Bristolcone Wilderness
- nevadawilderness 2 Becky Peak Wilderness