Churchill County, Nevada

Churchill County is a located in the southwestern  of. As of the, the population was 23,982. Its population in 2006 was estimated to be 27,371. The, named after hero  Brigadier General , was formed in 1861. Its is.

Churchill County is unique in that it owns and operates the local telephone carrier,. is legal in the county.

History
Churchill County was created in and named for  (which today is actually in ), which had been named for General, a  hero who was Inspector General of the  in 1861. Churchill County was not organized until 1864, and its county seats were (1861-64)which is now in Lyon County,  (1864-68),  (1868-1904) and  (1904-present). In the nineteenth century there were several attempts to eliminate Churchill County because of its small population, but Assemblyman was able to stop it on all occasions including convincing the Governor to veto the bill after it had been passed by both houses in.

Railroads
The ran for 13.5 miles, primarily on the original Central Pacific grade from Luva (2 miles east of Fernley) to Eagle Salt Works.

The (the ) also ran through the county, although a portion of the original route has been shifted for a new route south of Wadsworth in favor of Fernley. The Central Pacific later became the which was merged into  in 1996.

Geography
Churchill County is in northwestern in the southwestern. According to the, the county has a total area of 13,010 (5,023 ). 12,766 km² (4,929 sq mi) of it is land and 244 km² (94 sq mi) of it (1.88%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,982 people, 8,912 households, and 6,461 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 9,732 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.20%, 1.60% or , 4.78% , 2.71% , 0.23% , 3.22% from , and 3.27% from two or more races. 8.66% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,912 households out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,808, and the median income for a family was $46,624. Males had a median income of $36,478 versus $25,000 for females. The for the county was $19,264. About 6.20% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 10.80% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.