Owyhee

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Owyhee

Total population

647

Median home value

$119,300

18.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$54,000

Owyhee$54k

National$74k

Weather69°F · Sunny

Coordinates41.93°, -116.21°

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

Overview

Owyhee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elko County, Nevada, United States, along the banks of the Owyhee River. As of the 2020 census, Owyhee had a population of 1,027. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the primary town of the federally recognized Shoshone-Paiute tribe's Duck Valley Indian Reservation, which covers portions of northern Nevada and southern Idaho, and the majority of its population is Native American.

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

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Current forecast

Forecast for Owyhee, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Nevada

• Mountain City
  14.3 mi away · pop. 16
• Fort McDermitt
  73.4 mi away · pop. 286
• Osino
  73.9 mi away · pop. 1,341
• Paradise Valley
  75.4 mi away · pop. 247
• McDermitt
  77.6 mi away · pop. 22
• Elko
  78.7 mi away · pop. 20,696
• Jackpot
  79.6 mi away
• Carlin
  83.7 mi away · pop. 2,088
• Wells
  86.1 mi away · pop. 1,352
• Orovada
  87.1 mi away · pop. 141
• Spring Creek
  87.8 mi away · pop. 14,739
• Lamoille
  91.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

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Books about Owyhee

Mineral resources of the Owyhee Canyon and South Fork Owyhee River Wilderness Study areas, Elko County, Nevada, and Owyhee County, Idaho

Eugene E. Foord · 1987

Mineral resources of wilderness study areas--Owyhee River Region, Idaho and Nevada

Michael G. Sawlan · 1986

Mineral resources of the Owyhee Canyon and South Fork Owyhee River Wilderness Study areas, Elko County, Nevada, and Owyhee County, Idaho, by Eugene E. Foord [and others]

Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Boise District Office · 1989

Assessment of geology, energy, and minerals (GEM) resources, South Fork Owyhee River GRA (NV-010-02), Elko County, Nevada

Geoffrey W. Mathews · 1983

Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness environmental impact statement

United States. Bureau of Land Management · 1984

Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness, final environmental impact statement

1989

Analytical results and sample locality map of heavy-mineral-concentrate samples from the Owyhee Canyon (NV-010-106) and the South Fork Owyhee River (NV-010-103A) Wilderness Study Areas, Elko County, Nevada

Gordon W. Day · 1986

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