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Wadsworth
NevadaCDP
Wadsworth
Total population
705
Median home value
$86,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$63,056
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Wadsworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada. As of the 2020 census, Wadsworth had a population of 991. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area and located entirely within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. The town was named for General James S. Wadsworth, a Civil War general killed during the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. It was given this name by Leland Stanford of the Central Pacific Railroad as a favor to General Irvin McDowell, whom Wadsworth had served under during the Civil War.
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History
*Joe Conforte—owner of the first legal brothel in the United States—moved to Nevada in 1955 and opened the Triangle River Ranch brothel in Wadsworth; an illegal brothel at the junction of Washoe, Storey, and Lyon counties. In 1959, Conforte served 22 months in jail after attempting to blackmail Washoe County District Attorney Bill Raggio, who summarily had the ranch burned down. *On December 15, 1971, a bill to protect American mustangs was signed into law by President Nixon, making it a violation of federal law to use aircraft or motorized vehicles on public land in hunting wild horses and burros. Velma Bronn Johnston of Wadsworth, nicknamed "Wild Horse Annie", had lobbied Congress to pass the bill. *Wadsworth is known to participants in the Burning Man festival as the exit from Interstate 80 that one takes to get to Black Rock City. The event is held in the Black Rock Desert which is near Gerlach, north of Wadsworth on State Route 447. *Wadsworth is also home base to a popular Christian Rock radio station, named Renegade Radio, which broadcasts at 101.3 FM and streams at renegaderadio.org *The opening scene in John Ford's early western masterpiece, The Iron Horse was filmed in Wadsworth. Ford would go on to enjoy one of the greatest careers in cinema, eventually winning an unprecedented four Academy Awards as director.
Geography
Wadsworth is located at (39.635550, -119.283175). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Wadsworth, NV from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves360
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves251
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves243
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves239
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves220
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves219
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves213
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves178
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- NATCHEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · WADSWORTH · 120 students · 10:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.63 — 2026-09-1318 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
- M 2.71 — 2026-09-1318 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
- M 2.65 — 2026-08-2220 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada
- M 2.54 — 2026-08-1820 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada
- M 3.29 — 2026-08-0522 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada
- M 2.96 — 2026-07-2717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nevada
- Fernley7.1 mi away · pop. 24,225
- Nixon14 mi away · pop. 305
- Silver Springs17.6 mi away
- Stagecoach19.1 mi away
- Spanish Springs20.3 mi away · pop. 17,980
- Sparks23 mi away · pop. 111,523
- Sun Valley26 mi away · pop. 22,228
- Sutcliffe28.3 mi away
- Dayton28.4 mi away · pop. 15,781
- Golden Valley28.4 mi away · pop. 1,139
- Lemmon Valley29.2 mi away · pop. 4,412
- Fallon29.4 mi away · pop. 9,463
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Wadsworth
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 18 mi
- Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 31 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 36 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 36 mi
- Wildfire Bug, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-08 · 40 mi
- Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 43 mi
- Wildfire Blue Eagle, Churchill, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 85 mi
- Wildfire Shoshone, Churchill, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 87 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET