Humboldt County, Nevada

Humboldt County is a located in the  of. In, its estimated population was 17,129. Its is.

The county was the site of an arrest in that led to the  decision  in.

History
Humboldt County is Nevada's oldest county, created by the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1856. It was also one of Nevada's original nine counties created in 1861. Named for the which  named after, a German naturalist, traveler and statesman. Humboldt never saw the places that bear his name. was the first county seat in 1861 until the mining boom died there and it was moved to Winnemucca on the transcontinental railroad line in 1873.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 25,014 (9,658 ). 24,988 km² (9,648 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.10% water.

The runs through eastern Humboldt County.

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Demographics
As of the of, there are 16,106 people in the county, organized into  5733 households, and 4133 families. The is 1/km² (2/sq mi). There are 6,954 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 83.21%, 4.02% , 0.57% , 0.51% or , 0.07% , 8.54% from , and 3.09% from two or more races. 18.87% of the population are or  of any race.

There are 5,733 households out of which 40.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% are living together, 7.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% are non-families. 22.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.77 and the average family size is 3.28.

In the county the population is spread out with 31.40% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 110.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 110.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $47,147, and the median income for a family is $52,156. Males have a median income of $44,694 versus $25,917 for females. The for the county is $19,539. 9.70% of the population and 7.70% of families are below the. Out of the total population, 10.40% of those under the age of 18 and 10.80% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.