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Dry Valley, Nevada

Coordinates: 37°52′50″N 114°18′32″W / 37.88056°N 114.30889°W / 37.88056; -114.30889
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Dry Valley, Nevada
Dry Valley is located in Nevada
Dry Valley
Dry Valley
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 37°52′50″N 114°18′32″W / 37.88056°N 114.30889°W / 37.88056; -114.30889
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Area
 • Total3.79 sq mi (9.80 km2)
 • Land3.79 sq mi (9.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation5,148 ft (1,569 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total49
 • Density12.95/sq mi (5.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code32-19800
GNIS feature ID2583918[2]

Dry Valley is a census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 49.[3]

Geography

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The CDP is located in Dry Valley, a flat basin through which Meadow Valley Wash flows before it exits to the southwest into Condor Canyon. The CDP is located 9 miles (14 km) east of Pioche and is reached by Echo Dam Road, which continues east another 3 miles (5 km) to Echo Canyon State Park.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dry Valley CDP has an area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), all of it land.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202049
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the 2020 census, Dry Valley had a population of 49 residents, of whom 41 were white, one was Native American or Alaska Native, two were of another race, and five were of two or more races.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Valley, Nevada
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dry Valley CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.