Ely

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Ely

Total population

3,929

Median home value

$233,700

13.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,500

Ely$78k

National$74k

Founded

1878

Elevation1962 m

Land area19.77 km²

Weather78°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates39.26°, -114.87°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Ely is the only city in and the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50. The railroads connecting the transcontinental railroad to the mines in Austin, Nevada and Eureka, Nevada have long been removed, but the railroad to Ely is preserved as a heritage railway by the Nevada Northern Railway and known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,924.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ely, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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• Ruth
  6.5 mi away · pop. 298
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• Preston
  26.3 mi away · pop. 257
• Lund
  28.7 mi away · pop. 122
• Baker
  43.6 mi away
• Eureka
  60.9 mi away · pop. 279
• Mount Wilson
  74.7 mi away
• Pioche
  93.6 mi away · pop. 1,031
• Ursine
  95.5 mi away
• Dry Valley
  100.2 mi away
• Panaca
  105.2 mi away
• Lamoille
  105.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Ely

The geology and ore deposits of Ely, Nevada

United States Geological Survey · 1917

Geology and Ore Deposits of Ely, Nevada

Arthur Coe Spencer · 2022

Notes on the copper ores at Ely, Nevada

Alfred Russell Whitman · 1966

Copper, zinc, silver, and lead concentrations and distributions in mine waste ore at Keystone near Ely, Nevada

Joseph B. Wright · 1997

Public Lands Committee hearings, Ely, Nevada

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands. Subcommittee on Public Lands. · 1948

Ely urban interface project

Argonne National Laboratory · 2001

Appropriation for the purchase of land for the Indian colony near Ely, Nev

Phone Number List | Databases List · 1930

Designating highway U.S. 50 as part of the interstate system, Nevada

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Roads. · 1970

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