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Gerlach
NevadaCDP
Gerlach
Total population
58
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
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
Gerlach, Nevada is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 130 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. Prior to 2010, Gerlach was part of the Gerlach–Empire census-designated place. The town of Empire is now a separate CDP. The next nearest town, Nixon, is 60 miles (100 km) to the south on a reservation owned by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. The Fly Geyser is located near Gerlach.
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History
Gerlach was founded in 1906 during the construction of the Feather River Route of the Western Pacific Railroad. The Gerlach Post Office opened on October 27, 1909. Gerlach was named for the Gerlach Land and Cattle Company, owned by Louis Gerlach. In 1997, the town and its homes and bars were used by the British team of the Thrust SSC supersonic car, as they pursued their goal of being the first to go faster than the speed of sound, which was achieved on October 15, 1997. The record still stands today. The Black Rock Saloon in the town kept track of the progress, given at the same time, Craig Breedlove attempted his own pursuit of the sound barrier. In 2017, several members of the former Thrust team revisited Gerlach for a reunion to mark the 20th anniversary. In 2009, the Space Chair was lofted to near space north of Gerlach.
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Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Forecast for Gerlach, NV from NOAA NWS API.
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- GERLACH K-12 SCHOOLOther · GERLACH · 17 students · 8.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Nevada
- Empire4.9 mi away
- Sutcliffe50.3 mi away
- Nixon56.5 mi away · pop. 305
- Lovelock56.6 mi away
- Humboldt River Ranch59.1 mi away
- Imlay63.8 mi away · pop. 385
- Unionville66.4 mi away
- Wadsworth70.1 mi away · pop. 705
- Spanish Springs70.3 mi away · pop. 17,980
- Lemmon Valley70.7 mi away · pop. 4,412
- Cold Springs73.4 mi away · pop. 11,321
- Sun Valley74.8 mi away · pop. 22,228
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Gerlach
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library