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Nye County, Nevada

US county information
NameNye County
StateNevada
SeatTonopah
US Area
Total Area18159 sq mi (47031.8 km2)
Land Area18147 sq mi (47000.7 km2)
Water Area12 sq mi (31.1 km2)
Population46308 (2000)
Density1/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Founded1864

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Nye County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 32,485. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 46,308. At 18159 mi2, Nye is the third largest county in terms of area in the contiguous United States (thus excluding the boroughs of Alaska). Its county seat is Tonopah. The center of population of Nevada is located in Nye County, very near Yucca Mountain. The largest community in Nye County is Pahrump, an unincorporated town.

The Nevada Test Site and proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository are located in the southwestern part of the county and are the focus of a great deal of political and public controversy in the state. The federal government also manages 92 percent of the land in the county. This is also a controversial subject for the county and for the state.

The county features several environmentally sensitive areas, including Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the White River Valley, several Great Basin sky islands and a portion of Death Valley National Park. Visitors to Death Valley often stay at Beatty or Amargosa Valley.

Nye County is one of 11 Nevada counties where prostitution is legal, and studies have shown prostitution to have a positive impact on the local economy.

The county has no incorporated cities. The seat of government in Tonopah is 160 mi (257.5 km) from Pahrump, where about 86 percent of the county's population resides.

Nye County is nicknamed "The Kingdom of Nye" from the radio program Coast to Coast AM, hosted by Pahrump resident Art Bell.

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THE NYE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS SEEKING INFORMATION AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF JAIME ALBARRAN. HE IS WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF VALENTYNA KRAM IN PAHRUMP NEVADA DECEMBER 28TH 2008.
1.77 min. | 5.0 user rating		 DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchived.blogspot.com Operation Teapot was a series of fourteen nuclear test explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in the first half of 1955. During shot "Wasp", ground forces took part in Exercise Desert Rock VI which included an armored task force "Razor" moving to within 900 meters of ground zero, under the still-forming mushroom cloud. The Civil Defense "Apple-2" shot on May 5, 1955 was intended to test various building construction types (nicknamed as "Survival Town") in a nuclear blast. A few of the buildings still stand at Area 1, Nevada Test Site. A documentary film was produced showing the buildings being damaged by the blast; in the film, the test is called "Operation Cue". Stock footage from the nuclear test was used in the 1983 TV movie The Day After during the explosion sequence. An augmented test unit from the United States Marine Corps participated in Shot "Bee" during the March 1955 exercises. This series preceded Wigwam and followed Operation Castle. The Nevada National Security Site (N2S2), previously the Nevada Test Site (NTS), is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about 65 mi (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas. Formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds, the site, established on 11 January 1951, for the testing of nuclear devices, is composed of approximately 1360 sq mi (3500 km2) of desert and mountainous terrain. Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test <b>...</b>
15.18 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Octoberfest on Saturday October 13, 2007 at Huckleberry Park in Pahrump, Nevada. Located about one hour west of Las Vegas in Nye County
1.17 min. | 5.0 user rating		 A sound bite from a US Air Force representative from Nellis Air Force Base giving a bizarre admission during a Nye County Commissioners Meeting at the Bob Ruud Community Center.I heard they like orange sherbet...
0.68 min. | 4.0 user rating		 I shot this video on October 1, 2006, while working at the carnival in Pahrump, Nevada. No audio, and sorry if you have to squint your eyes to make out their uniforms, but there it is... the Nye County's finest! That's right, this is where your tax dollars are going, folks. They couldn't find any punk kids to harass so naturally, they got bored.
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News 41 interviews Scott Cobel running for Nye County Sheriff
2.42 min. | 5.0 user rating		 fire works pahrump news nevada nye county fire chief Lewis
2.70 min. | 0 user rating		 Here, in no particular order, are some of the cats of the Great Kitty Rescue. On their behalf, we ask for your support by signing the petition to implore the Nye County District Attorney to prosecute FLOCK to the full extent of the law. www.change.org
5.22 min. | 5.0 user rating		 This story aired the day before the press conference was held at the Nye County Courthouse in Pahrump Nevada.
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NV Should See Less Severe Fire Season - FoxReno.com Tweet this news
FoxReno.com--Most of eastern, central and southwest -Nevada- exceeding 150-200% of normal, while even the "drier" areas of the state still remain above 100% of normal, the service said. Only small pockets of precipitation in northwest -N - Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 17:11:06 GMT+00:00
Canamex Commences 2011 Exploration Program at Bruner Gold-Silver Project, Nevada - SYS-CON Media (press release) Tweet this news
SYS-CON Media (press release)--(TSX VENTURE: CSQ)(FRANKFURT: CX6) is pleased to announce that it has commenced its 2011 exploration program at the Bruner gold-silver project located in -Nye County-, -Nevada-. The Company has staked 21 additional mining cl - Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 12:35:34 GMT+00:00
DOE Grants $737 Million for 24/7 Solar Plant - Alternative Power Construction Tweet this news
Alternative Power Construction--SolarReserve's Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, located in -Nye County-, Nev., near the town of Tonopah, was approved by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to construct and operate the facility on public land in Decemb - Date : Thu, 26 May 2011 18:39:02 GMT+00:00
Sandoval appoints Wanker to Nye County district court bench - Greenfield Daily Reporter Tweet this news
Greenfield Daily Reporter--AP CARSON CITY, Nev. � -Nevada- Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed Kimberly Wanker to the 5th Judicial District Court in -Nye County-. Sandoval announced the appointment Tuesday. Wanker replaces the late Judge John Davis, who die - Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 18:58:27 GMT+00:00
Woman accused of hosting drinking party for 12, 13 -year-olds - KTNV ABC ... - KTNV Las Vegas Tweet this news
KTNV Las Vegas--Pahrump, -NV- (KTNV) - She's not legally old enough to drink, but -Nye County- deputies say that didn't stop a 20-year-old woman from toasting with teens. Brianda Lopez is accused of supplying vodka and other beverages to 12 and - Date : Fri, 20 May 2011 11:31:58 GMT+00:00
US Department of Energy grants $737 million loan for innovative solar power plant - Digitaltrends.com Tweet this news
Digitaltrends.com--The new clean-energy power plant, officially known as Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, is also good for the area, as it will generate approximately 600 new jobs in -Nevada's Nye County-, and more than 4000 jobs across the US. � - Date : Fri, 20 May 2011 16:22:15 GMT+00:00
GAO: Yucca shutdown based on policy, not safety - TheNewsTribune.com Tweet this news
TheNewsTribune.com--In addition -Nye County-, Nev., was given $400000 in firefighting equipment. The report recommended that DOE assess the risks stemming from the rapid shutdown of Yucca Mountain and develop a preliminary plan to restart the project in c - Date : Wed, 11 May 2011 08:39:00 GMT+00:00
5 accused in Pahrump double stabbing that left man dead - Las Vegas Sun Tweet this news
Las Vegas Sun--The -Nye County- Sheriff's Office said dispatchers received a report at 3:59 pm Sunday that a woman had been stabbed in the 1600 block of West Donner. When police arrived, they found a woman with more than a dozen stab wounds. Investig - Date : Mon, 02 May 2011 21:21:09 GMT+00:00
Developer sues Nye County in dispute over fees, taxes - VEGAS INC Tweet this news
VEGAS INC--But he said the -county- has had discussions with William Lyon about the builder's desire for a refund of impact fees. "They cited one -Nevada- Supreme Court case to support their position they were exempt from the payment of impa - Date : Tue, 10 May 2011 19:25:34 GMT+00:00
Woman investigated for puppy mill appears in court - KTNV Las Vegas Tweet this news
KTNV Las Vegas--Las Vegas, -NV- (KTNV) - Weeks after a Contact 13 investigation into a puppy mill business where hundreds of animals have been forced to live under shockingly poor conditions, the woman behind the kennel went before a -Nye County- judge. . - Date : Wed, 18 May 2011 05:58:37 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Nye County, Nevada

County seat: Tonopah
CDPsBeatty * Pahrump * Tonopah
Unincorporated
communities		Amargosa Valley * Belmont * Berlin * Cactus Springs * Carvers * Crystal * Currant * Duckwater * Gabbs * Hadley * Ione * Lockes * Manhattan * Mercury * Nyala * Potts * Rhyolite * Round Mountain * Scotty's Junction * Sunnyside * Warm Springs * Yomba



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