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Silver City
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Silver City
Total population
118
Median home value
$319,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$68,056
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
Silver City is a small residential community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Established in 1859, it developed as a mining settlement during the Comstock era and served as an important staging point between nearby mines and ore-processing mills along the Carson River. Although its mines never rivaled those of Virginia City or Gold Hill, Silver City played a supporting role in the Comstock mining economy. The town declined after 1869, following completion of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, which bypassed the community.
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History
The Silver City mining district, initially known as the Devil's Gate district, was established on November 19, 1859, and named for the nearby Devil's Gate rock formation. The district covered a rectangular area measuring about 3.5 by 4 miles (5.6 by 6.4 km) and was located approximately two miles (3.2 km) from Dayton. Silver City is located near the center of the district. The first mining claim, the Wildcat, was recorded on November 24, 1859, and by January 1, 1860, more than 100 claims were recorded. Two of the district's most productive mines were the Dayton and the Daney. Silver City became an important mining and industrial settlement, serving as a milling and supply center for the mines of Virginia City, the Devil's Gate district and surrounding mining areas, and the ore-processing mills along the Carson River.
Geography
Silver City experiences a warm summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).
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Current forecast
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Books about Silver City
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Recent natural events nearby
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Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET