Winnemucca

Winnemucca
	City in county (above) and county in Nevada
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Nevada
County :	Humboldt County
Coordinates :	40 ° 58 ′ N , 117 ° 44 ′ W Coordinates: 40 ° 58 ′ N , 117 ° 44 ′ W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	7,174 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	335.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	21.4 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of; which 21.4 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	1309 m
Postcodes :	89445, 89446
Area code :	+1 775
FIPS :	32-84800
GNIS ID :	0844996
Website :	www.winnemucca.nv.us

Downtown Winnemucca as seen from Winnemucca Mountain

Winnemucca is county seat and the only city in Humboldt County of the US state Nevada . At the time of the United States Census 2000 , Winnemucca had 7,174 residents. On September 19, 1900, the town was the site of a bank robbery by the gang of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, known as the Wild Bunch . It is named after a legendary Paiute chief of the same name, who lived from around 1820 to 1882.

Winnemucca in popular culture

In the North American version of the song I've Been Everywhere , which was originally recorded by Hank Snow and reinterpreted in 1996 by Johnny Cash , the narrator wanders "the dusty Winnemucca road" (German roughly: the dusty road to Winnemucca) to a Vehicle to stop after Winnemucca. The listener does not know whether he will ever get there, however, because the rest of the title consists of listing dozen of places, 91 in total, where the hiker has been.

Winnemucca plays an essential role in the novel revoltingly Young by CD Payne , is a venue in More Tales of the City of Armistead Maupin , in which one takes the figures as a receptionist at a local brothel employment. In 2002 the city also donated the name to an album by the band Richmond Fontaine from Portland, Oregon .

Geography and climate

Winnemucca's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 58'6 "north latitude and 117 ° 43'36" west longitude (40.968212, −117.726662). Within the urban area, the two highways Interstate 80 and US Highway 95 separate . Coming from the west, I-80 and US-95 run together for about 250 km before Winnemucca US-95 branches off northwards towards Burns Junction and I-80 to the east following the course of the Humboldt River up the valley following Salt Lake City, 560 km away strives towards.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 21.4 km², all of which is land.

month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Monthly normal and extreme temperatures
Maximum value ° C	20th	23	27	32	37	41	43	42	39	33	25th	19th
avg. Maximum value ° C	5.3	9.2	12.8	17.0	22.2	28.2	33.4	32.6	26.9	19.6	10.8	5.7
through Minimum value ° C	−7.6	−4.7	−2.8	−0.7	3.6	7.7	11.0	9.6	4.6	−1.0	−4.8	−8.3
Minimum value ° C	−31	−33	−19	−14	−12	−5	−2	−2	−11	−19	−22	−38
Precipitation (mm)	27.0	20.0	28.0	27.6	34.5	22.4	8.8	11.4	17.2	21.5	26.0	26.3
Source: USTravelWeather.com

Demographics

At the time of the United States Census 2000, Winnemucca inhabited 7,174 people. The population density was 334.9 people per km ². There were 3280 housing units at an average of 153.1 per km ². Winnemucca's population was 83.41% White , 2.23% Black or African American , 0.89% Native American , 0.32% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , and 9.60% said other races belong to and 3.51% named two or more races. 20.74% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Winnemucca were distributed to 2736 households out of which 37.8% were living in children under 18 years. 53.9% of households were married, 8.6% had a female head of the household without a husband and 33.3% were not families. 27.1% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 8.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size 3.21.

The urban population was split into 30.2% minors, 7.9% 18–24 year olds, 30.6% 25–44 year olds, 22.3% 45–64 year olds and 9.0% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 women there were 105.1 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 104.5 men.

The median household income in Winnemucca was 46,699 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 53,681 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 47,917, compared to $ 26,682 for women. The per capita income in Winnemucca was $ 21,441. 7.5% of the population and 9.5% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 10.8% of minors and 8.1% of those aged 65 and over.

At the 2000 census, Winnemucca was the location in the United States with the highest percentage of people of Basque origin - it reached 4.2%.

Economy, transport, municipal facilities

Winnemucca that about half way of the railway line between Salt Lake City and San Francisco is located, is of Amtrak operates; the California Zephyr stops here in both directions. The station is practically just a stop and is not manned by staff. Originally, Winnemucca was a station on the transcontinental rail link.

The city has two high schools , a "Winnemucca Campus" of the "Great Basin College" and a public library. The "Humboldt General Hospital" is located in the center of the city. The main drivers of the local economy are the numerous medium-sized to small casinos and many motels that are available to long-distance drivers on the nearby Interstate 80. In the dead end of Riverside Street (between E. 2nd St. and the Autobahn) is the town's small red light district .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city born in Winnemucca

Henry Fountain Ashurst (1874–1962), American politician
Vernon Alley (1915-2004), American jazz bassist and radio presenter

Associated with Winnemucca

Horace F. Bartine (1848–1918), American politician
George S. Nixon (1860–1912), American politician

Picture gallery

Humboldt County Courthouse (2009)
Post Office (2013)
Humboldt River (2007)
Winnemucca Grammar School (2013)
Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca (2015)
Winnemucca Convention Center (2014)
Winnemucca Police Department (2014)
Winnemucca Boulevard (2014)
Winnemucca State Bank and Trust Company Building in Humboldt County (2010)
Winnemucca Amtrak Station (2014)
Winnemucca Amtrak Station, Platform (2015)
The California Zephyr in Winnemucca (2007)
Winnemucca Hotel in Winnemucca (2013)
Sign in the cemetery in Winnemucca with the inscription: "Welcome to Winnemucca, Proud of it!" (German: Welcome to Winnemucca, [we are] proud of it)

Individual evidence

^ Basque ancestry by city - ePodunk