Pershing County ( eng. Pershing county ) is a district located in the state of Nevada ( eng. Nevada ) with a population of 6,736 people according to the 2005 census [1] .. The administrative center is the city of Reno ( eng. Reno ). The capital of the county is the city of Lolok . Pershing County was isolated in 1919 from the territorial composition of Humboldt County , got its name from General John Pershing and is the youngest county of Nevada.
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| Pershing district | |||
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| Pershing county | |||
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| A country | USA | ||
| Enters into | Nevada State | ||
| Adm Centre | Lovelock | ||
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| Date of education | 1919 | ||
| Square | 15.716 km² | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 6,736 people ( 2005 ) | ||
| Density | 0.43 p / km² | ||
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Pershing County has a total area of 6,068 square miles (15,715 square kilometers), of which 15,635 km² is land and 80 km² is water (0.51% of the total area).
Neighboring counties
- Washaw - West
- Humboldt - North
- Lander east
- Churchill - South
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, there were 6,693 people living in Washou County , 1,383 families, 1.962 households, and 2,338 housing units. The average population density was 0.43 people per square kilometer. According to the census, the racial composition of the district was as follows: 77.69% of whites, 5.35% of African Americans, 3.42% of Native Americans, 0.63% of Asians, 0.22% of people from Pacific islands, 3.30% of mixed races and 9.38% of other nationalities. 19.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latin American .
38.40% of the total number of registered families had children under the age of 18 living with their parents, 57.20% were married couples living together, 7.30% of the families had women without husbands, and 29.50% families were not families as such. 24.30% of all registered households were singles, while 8.60% were singles over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.69 people, the average family size was 3.22 people.
According to the 2000 census, the population of the district was as follows: 25.70% - residents under 18 years old, 8.50% - between 18 and 24 years old, 36.00% - from 25 to 44 years old, 22.10% - from 45 to 64 years, 7.80% - over 65 years. The average age of residents of the district at the same time was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 158.80 males, while for every one hundred females 18 years and older, there were 182.10 males also over 18 years old.
The average income per household in the district was $ 40,670, and the average income per family in the district was $ 46,268. At the same time, men had an average income of 34,417 US dollars per year against 24,301 US dollars of the average annual income of women.
The per capita income in the county was $ 16,589 per year. 10.20% of the total number of families in the district and 11.40% of the total population were below the poverty line at the time of the census, while 14.20% of them were under 18 and 5.60% were 65 years old. and older.
Cities and towns
- Imlay
- Lovelock
- Mill City
- Unionville
Notes
- ↑ " [1] ." US Census Bureau .