Empire

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Empire

Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Elevation1229 m

Weather86°F · Sunny

Coordinates40.58°, -119.34°

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

Overview

Empire is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, with a population estimated at 65 (2021). Prior to the 2010 census it was part of the Gerlach–Empire census-designated place, it is now part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. The nearest town, Nixon, is 60 miles (97 km) to the south on a reservation owned by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

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 Empire, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nevada

• Gerlach
  4.9 mi away
• Sutcliffe
  46.1 mi away
• Nixon
  51.7 mi away · pop. 305
• Lovelock
  53.2 mi away
• Humboldt River Ranch
  57.2 mi away
• Imlay
  63.1 mi away · pop. 385
• Unionville
  64.7 mi away
• Wadsworth
  65.3 mi away · pop. 705
• Spanish Springs
  65.9 mi away · pop. 17,980
• Lemmon Valley
  66.6 mi away · pop. 4,412
• Cold Springs
  69.6 mi away · pop. 11,321
• Fernley
  70.3 mi away · pop. 22,895

Browse all places in Nevada →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Empire

EMPIRE CITY ORMSBY COUNTY, NEVADA

Eileen Cohen · 2010

Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of Empire

Bayard Taylor · 1850

Adobe empire

Lauran Paine · 1993

Empire-minded nations

George W. Malone · 1951

Empire & terror

Begoña Aretxaga · 2005

Nevada directory of 1862

Doreen Robinson · 2000

The Ponderosa empire

Stephen Calder · 1992

Prairie Empire

Lauran Paine · 2013

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 53 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 62 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 69 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 78 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Shoshone, Churchill, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 102 mi
• Wildfire Blue Eagle, Churchill, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 104 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Seen 2026-09-16

Macrosiagon cruenta

Macrosiagon cruenta

Seen 2026-07-19

Strawberry clover

Trifolium fragiferum

Seen 2026-07-12

Utah Juniper

Juniperus osteosperma

Seen 2026-06-28

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-06-21

Desert Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus bicinctores

Seen 2026-05-31

Alkali Grasshopper

Anconia integra

Seen 2026-05-31

Snowy Plover

Anarhynchus nivosus

Seen 2026-05-31

Desert Whitetail

Plathemis subornata

Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).