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White Pine County, Nevada |
 This magnificent bull elk was seen near Ely |
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White Pine County is in east central Nevada with Utah to the east. Great Basin National Park is here. White Pine County contains 8,876 square miles of land and 21 square miles of water. The original county seat was Hamilton (site of a short-lived silver strike) but when a large fire burned in Hamilton in 1887, the county seat was moved to Ely. For many years the big business around here was open pit copper mining and smelting. These days, the mining has dropped off and the remaining mining companies have found that it's cheaper to ship the copper ore to Japan and have it smelted over there. |
| Fast Facts about White Pine County, Nevada |
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Resident Racial Breakdown:
White Non-Hispanic: 79.5% Hispanic: 11.0% African-American: 4.1% Native American: 4.3% Other: 3.1% Two or More Races: 2.1% Types of Jobs: Private Sector, wages or salary: 58% Government Sector: 36% Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 5% Homemaker, Unpaid: 1% Population Density: 1 Person per Square Mile 2009 Cost of Living Index for White Pine County: 80.7 2009 Estimates: Population: 9,188 Males: 5,164 Females: 4,024 Median Resident Age: 37.7 Years Estimated Median Household Income: $43,900 Estimated Median Home Value: $109,890 Major Industries: Government, Mining, Health Care, Educational Services, Construction, Lodging & Food Services, Agriculture, Forestry, Retail Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Social Services |
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White Pine County Related Pages
Great Basin National Park - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park - Cave Lake State Park White Pine County Related Pages
Government Peak Wilderness - High Schells Wilderness -Currant Mountain Wilderness
Red Mountain Wilderness - Mount Moriah Wilderness - Highland Ridge Wilderness Shellback Wilderness - Goshute Canyon Wilderness - White Pine Range Wilderness Bristlecone Wilderness - South Egan Range Wilderness - Mt. Grafton Wilderness Bald Mountain Wilderness - Becky Peak Wilderness Great Basin Scenic Byway - Loneliest Road in America (US 50) Nevada Pages |
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