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Pioche
NevadaCDP
Pioche
Total population
1,031
Median home value
$203,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$88,493
Founded
1864
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
Pioche is an unincorporated town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, approximately 180 miles (290 km) northeast of Las Vegas. U.S. Route 93 is the main route to Pioche and bypasses the town center just to the east, with Nevada State Route 321 and Nevada State Route 322 providing direct access. Pioche is the county seat of Lincoln County. Pioche is named after François Louis Alfred Pioche, a San Francisco financier and land speculator originally from France. The town's population was 1,002 at the 2010 census.
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History
The first modern settlement of the area occurred in 1864 with the opening of a silver mine. The settlers abandoned the area when local Indian tribes launched a series of raids and massacres. Recolonization was launched in 1868, after the Indian raids were stopped and François Pioche bought the town in 1869. By the early 1870s, Pioche had grown larger to become one of the most important silver-mining towns in Nevada. Because of the town's remoteness which had earlier allowed the Indian raids to occur, Pioche had a reputation for being one of the roughest towns in the Old West. It was reported that nearly 60 percent of the homicides reported in Nevada during 1871–72 took place in and around Pioche. Local lore says 72 men were killed in gunfights before the first natural death occurred in the camp. This legend is immortalized by the creation of Boot Hill, now a landmark in the city.
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Race & ethnicity
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Geography
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Current forecast
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Health (adults)
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Pioche Elementary SchoolElementary · Pioche · 66 students · 16.5:1 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
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Books about Pioche
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Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Ward, White Pine, NevadaWildfires · 2026-07-31 · 83 mi
- Wildfire Widemouth 2, Millard, UtahWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 118 mi
- Wildfire Tom Creek, Tooele, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 170 mi
- Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, UtahWildfires · 2026-07-30 · 196 mi
- Wildfire Blue Eagle, Churchill, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 215 mi
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- Wildfire Antelope Creek, Elko, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-02 · 241 mi
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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
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET