Pershing County

administration
Pershing County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 86001077
US state :	Nevada
Administrative headquarters :	Lovelock
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Pershing County Courthouse PO Box "E" Lovelock, NV 89419
Foundation :	1919
Made up from:	Humboldt County
Area code :	001 775
Demographics
Residents :	6753 (2010)
Population density :	0.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	15,715 km²
Water surface :	80 km²
map

Website : www.pershingcounty.net

Pershing County is a county in the state of Nevada in the United States . The county seat is Lovelock .

history

The county was named after General John J. Pershing when it was formed from Humboldt County as the last county in Nevada in 1919 .

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Leonard Rockshelter archaeological site . Eight 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%
1920	2803	-
1930	2652	-5.4%
1940	2713	2.3%
1950	3103	14.4%
1960	3199	3.1%
1970	2670	-16.5%
1980	3408	27.6%
1990	4336	27.2%
2000	6693	54.4%
2010	6753	0.9%
1920-1990 2000 + 2010 Pershing County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Winnemucca Lake from the air

According to the 2000 census , the county had 6,693 people. There were 1,962 households and 1,383 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.69% White, 5.35% African American, 3.42% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, and 9.38% other races Groups; 3.30% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 19.33% percent of the population.

Of the 1962 households, 38.40% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.20% were married couples living together, 7.30% were single mothers. 29.50% were not families. 24.30% are single households and 8.60% have someone living there who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.22.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.70% of residents under the age of 18, 8.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 36.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 22.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 7.80% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 158.80 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 182.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,670 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,268. Males had a median income of $ 34,417 versus $ 24,301 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,589. 11.40% of the population and 10.20% of families are below the poverty line. 14.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 5.60% were 65 years of age or older.