Elko

Elko (Shoshoni: Natakkoa, "Rocks Piled on One Another") is the largest city in and county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. With a 2020 population of 20,564, Elko is currently growing at a rate of 0.31% annually and its population has increased by 11.86% since the 2010 Census. Elko serves as the economic hub of the Ruby Valley, a region with a population of over 55,000. The city is 21 miles (34 km) from Lamoille Canyon and the Ruby Mountains, dubbed the Swiss Alps of Nevada, providing year round access to recreation including hiking, skiing, hunting, and more than 20 alpine lakes. The first commercial airmail flight in the United States was on the 487-mile (784 km) Airmail Route #5 from Pasco, Washington, to what would become Elko Regional Airport on April 6, 1926. The 1910 replacement for the original courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The U.S. Post Office-Elko Main, which was built in 1933, is also listed. According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.6 square miles (45.7 km²), all of which is land, though the Humboldt River fills from time to time. There are an average of 1.8 days with 100 °F or 37 °C highs, 44 days with highs of 90 °C or 32 °F. January is normally the cold month of the year, with a daily temperature of 25F or 3.1 °C.

History

Elko is the primary city name, but also Halleck, Lee are acceptable city names or spellings, North Fork on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. Elko was named by Charles Crocker, a superintendent of the Central Pacific Railroad. The first commercial airmail flight in the United States was on the 487-mile (784 km) Airmail Route #5 from Pasco, Washington, to what would become Elko Regional Airport on April 6, 1926. The 1910 replacement for the original courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The U.S. Post Office-Elko Main, which was built in 1933, is also listed. Elko is home to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, the National Basque Festival, and the Elko Band Powwow. The city is located along the route of the historic California Trail, and was established in 1868 by white settlers. It was officially incorporated as a city in 1917 and is now home to a population of about 2,000. The Elko Airport is located on the western edge of the town. It is the only airport in the state. The airport is open to the public and has a limited number of parking spaces, which are limited to 50 per cent of the city's total parking capacity. The town is located in the eastern part of Nevada, near the border with Utah. It lies on the east end of the railroad tracks built by the First transcontinental railroad built from California to Utah. Its name is derived from the letter "o" which was added to the animal name Elk by the railroad superintendent. The name Elko means "el" in Spanish.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.6 square miles (45.7 km²), all land. The path of the Humboldt River fills from time to time. The city is located in the state of New Mexico, and has a population of around 2,000. It is the largest city in New Mexico and one of the largest in the United States, with a total population of more than 1,000,000 in 2010. The population of the city was 2,100 in 2010, and is expected to rise to 3,000 by the end of the year. The area is mostly land, though the path of the Humboldts River fills in some areas. It also has a number of small lakes and streams, which are used by the city as a source of drinking water. The town's name is derived from the word "humboldte", which means "hollow" or "dried" in German. It was also used as a name for the city's first mayor, who was born in the town in 1881. The current mayor is a former mayor, and the current mayor was elected in 2010 for the first time in the city’s history. It has been named after the town's founder, who died in 1883. The U.N. has no official history of the town, but it has been the site of several World War II-era battles.

Climate

Elko's climate is semi-arid (Köppen climate classification BSk) January is normally the coldest month of the year, with a daily average temperature of 25.1 °F or 3.8 °C. July is the hottest of theyear, with an average daily average of 70.2 °F (21.2°C) There are normally 130 sunny days each year. The growing season is short, as the average window for freezing temperatures is September 10 through June 9. Annual precipitation averages 9.89 inches or 251.2 millimetres, falling on an average of 81 days, while annual snowfall averages 41.5 inches or 1.05 metres. The highest temperature on record is 107 °f or 41.7 °C, most recently on July 4, 1981, and the lowest on record is 43 °F on January 21, 1937. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 4.13 inches (104.9 mm) on August 27, 1970, and most water-equivalent precipitation in one month 5.71 inches (145.0 mm) all as snow in January 1916. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was 24 inches or 0.61 metres on February 5, 1932, though an average winter will see a maximum snow cover of 7 inches (0.18 metres) The most snowfall in one season was more than 91.00 inches (2.31 m) from July 1889 to June 1890 (some days being missing).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,708 people, 6,200 households, and 4,216 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 83.16% White, 0.37% Black, 2.66% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 9.63% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. The city's population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, nine.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median income for a household in theCity was $48,608, and the median income. for a family was $52,754. About 6.1% of families and 8.2%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and. 8.4%. of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the city is $20,101. It is the only city in the state to have a mayor-council ratio of more than 50%. The city has a population of about 16,000 people, and its population density is 1,153.3 people per square mile (445.2/km²). It has a water supply of about 1,800 gallons (4,000 liters) per person.

Economy

Elko's economy is based heavily on gold mining, with ranching, tourism and the casino industry providing additional jobs. The state of Nevada produces more gold than all but four countries, and most of the gold from Nevada is mined near Elko. This has caused the town to have a boom and bust economy consistent with the rises and declines in the price of gold. A gold boom in the 1980s that ended in a bust in the late 1990s left the town with large numbers of abandoned homes and left the local governments struggling to survive on reduced tax revenues. With a new gold boom starting in 2009, city officials have been reluctant to hire new employees and have decided to build a reserve in the city budget to prepare for the next bust. The town is surrounded by hundreds of abandoned mining camps, and viewing them is a popular local activity. Hunter S. Thompson quipped that in Elko, "Most of this land is useless for anything except weapons testing and poison-gas experiments," although no experiments have been conducted in El Ko or Elko County but were famously carried out at the Nevada Test Site near Rachel, in southern Nevada. Elko has struggled to bring in other industries, mostly because of its isolation and the surrounding harsh desert environment. The city is considered the capital of Nevada's goldbelt and is located in the heart of the state's gold mining region. It has a population of around 2,000 people, making it one of the smallest cities in the state. It is located on the eastern edge of the U.S. State of Nevada.

Arts, culture and tourist attractions

Elko is home to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering and the National Basque Festival. A number of casinos are located in Elko, including Stockmen's Casino and Hotel, the Commercial Casino, the High Desert Casino, Gold Dust West, the Red Lion Casino, and the Gold County Inn and Casino. The Western Folklife Center is a regional nonprofit organization that works to expand understanding of the everyday traditions of people who live and work in the American West. Elko is also home to legal prostitutes and contains active brothels. The Jarbidge Wilderness is among the least visited and cleanest wilderness areas in the United States. The largest of which is the Elko Hot Hole, used by travelers on the California Trail and subsequently by settlers. The Ruby Mountains include the popular Lamoille Canyon, which is one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the U.S. The town is located in the eastern part of Nevada, on the eastern edge of the Mojave Desert. The city is located on the Nevada-California border and is located near the town of Carson City, which lies in the western part of the state. The state of Nevada has a population of more than 1.5 million people, with Elko having a population in excess of 1.6 million people. The population of the county is less than 400,000, making Elko one of Nevada's least-populous counties. The county has a history of violence against women, with more than a dozen murders in the 1990s.

Education

Elko is served by the Elko County School District. Elko High School is within the city limits. Great Basin College is located in Elko. The Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System has a branch in the city. The city also has a public library, a branch of the library system. The town has a population of 2,000. The population of Elko is 2,100. The community has a history of violence, particularly in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It has a reputation for being a hotbed of methamphetamine use. It is also known as the birthplace of methamphetamine, which is illegal in the U.S. but legal in Nevada. It was also the site of one of the first methamphetamine labs in the United States, in the 1930s and 1940s. In the 1970s and 1980s, Elko was the location of the country's first methamphetamine lab, which was located in the town of Eureka. It closed in the 1990s and has since been replaced by a more modern facility, which opened in the early 2000s. The area has a long history of methamphetamine activity, particularly among young people. In 2008, the town had the highest rate of methamphetamine usage in the state. It also has the highest percentage of methamphetamine users in the country. It had the second highest rate in the 2010s and 2011, after Lander, Wyoming, and the third highest in the 1980s and 2010s.

Infrastructure

Elko is the largest city between Salt Lake City and Reno, located along Interstate 80. SkyWest Airlines, operating as Delta Connection, serves Elko Regional Airport (EKO) with regional jet service nonstop to the Delta Air Lines hub inSalt Lake City (SLC) Passenger bus service to Elko is available on Greyhound Lines, while Amtrak's daily California Zephyr provides train passenger service via Elko Station. Elko was once the home base of a jet air carrier, Casino Express Airlines, which operated Boeing 737-200 jetliners to many cities in the U.S. on a scheduled charter basis in support of the local casino industry. Casino Express changed its name to Xtra Airways and relocated its headquarters in June 2010 to Boise, Idaho, and again in May 2015 to Coral Gables, Florida. United Airlines discontinued all flights into Elko after serving the airport for over 50 years in the 1970s and early 1980s. The city is located on Interstate 80, which connects it to Owyhee and southern Idaho, as well as Spring Creek and Lamoille, Nevada. It is also on Nevada State Route 225 (Mountain City Highway) which connects Elko to southern Idaho and Spring Creek, and Nevada State route 227 (Lamoille Highway) that extends southeast to Spring Creek. El Ko is home to the University of Nevada, Elko, which has a chapter of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The Elko High School is located in the city.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Elko, Elko County, Nevada = 98. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 47. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 80. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Elko = 4.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,104 individuals with a median age of 34.7 age the population grows by 0.29% in Elko, Elko County, Nevada population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,152.30 residents per square mile of area (444.92/km²). There are average 2.68 people per household in the 6,181 households with an average household income of $60,019 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.40% of the available work force and has growths 0.63% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 34.86%. The number of physicians in Elko per 100,000 population = 105.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Elko = 9.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 27.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 64. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 231. 91 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 10.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 79, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Elko, Elko County, Nevada which are owned by the occupant = 56.62%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 26 years with median home cost = $192,950 and home appreciation of -0.05%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.08 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,673 per student. There are 18.6 students for each teacher in the school, 612 students for each Librarian and 466 students for each Counselor. 7.92% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 12.15% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.10% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).