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34-609: The Belted Range is a mountain range in Nye County, Nevada , United States. The range is approximately 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas and midway between the Basin and Range National Monument to the northeast and the Death Valley Wilderness to the southwest. This Nye County , Nevada state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nye County, Nevada Nye County

68-492: Is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada . As of the 2020 census , the population was 51,591. Its county seat is Tonopah . At 18,159 square miles (47,030 km ), Nye is Nevada's largest county by area and the third-largest county in the contiguous United States , behind San Bernardino County of California and Coconino County of Arizona . Nye County comprises the Pahrump micropolitan statistical area , which

102-602: Is in the service area of Great Basin College . Nye County was one of the primary broadcast locations of American veteran radio broadcaster Art Bell , who was famous for creating and hosting Coast to Coast AM , Art Bell's Dark Matter and "Midnight in the Desert", the last of which continued to be broadcast on the Dark Matter Digital Network by Bell's chosen successor, Dave Schrader . Bell lived in

136-464: Is included in the Las Vegas - Henderson combined statistical area . In 2010, Nevada's center of population was in southern Nye County, near Yucca Mountain . The Nevada Test Site and proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository are in southwestern Nye County, and are the focus of a great deal of controversy. The federal government manages 92% of the county's land. A 1987 attempt to stop

170-467: Is located. Even as the Pahrump area grew thanks to its proximity to Las Vegas, the racial makeup of Nye County was very different from that of Clark County. Non-Hispanic whites now constitute 82.7% of the county population. African-Americans were now 1.7% of the population, which meant actual increase of the number of African Americans residing in the county was over 50%. Native Americans were only 1.8% of

204-596: Is one of 10 Nevada counties where prostitution is legal . The county has no incorporated cities. The seat of government in Tonopah is 160 miles (260 km) from Pahrump, where about 86% of the county's population resides. Nye County was established during the American Civil War in 1864 and named after James W. Nye, the first governor of the Nevada Territory and later a U.S. Senator after it

238-687: Is private land; most of it is public land managed by the federal government. Before the Treaty of Ruby Valley, the whole area was controlled by the Western Shoshone people, who say they never ceded territory here. According to the United States Census Bureau the county's Census Tract 9805, with a land area of 4,225.415 square miles (10,943.77 km ), comprising the Nevada Test Site and Nye County's portion of

272-543: Is quite different from North American commuter towns that are almost exclusively the result of transportation by car. Where commuters are wealthier and small town housing markets are weaker than city housing markets, the development of a bedroom community may raise local housing prices and attract upscale service businesses in a process akin to gentrification . Long-time residents may be displaced by new commuter residents due to rising house prices. This can also be influenced by zoning restrictions in urbanized areas that prevent

306-644: The Brookings Institution in 2006, the term is generally used for areas beyond suburbs and specifically less densely built than the suburbs to which the exurbs' residents commute. Comparatively low density towns – often featuring large lots and large homes – create heavy motor vehicle dependency . "They begin as embryonic subdivisions of a few hundred homes at the far edge of beyond, surrounded by scrub. Then, they grow – first gradually, but soon with explosive force – attracting stores, creating jobs and struggling to keep pace with

340-575: The Nevada Test and Training Range , is the country's largest census tract that has no resident population (as of the 2000 census ). Las Vegas , in Clark County , is 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Yucca Mountain. Many Pahrump residents commute 60 miles (97 km) each way to Las Vegas via Nevada State Route 160 , which for much of its length is a four-lane divided highway. In 2018, Nye county launched its own transit service for

374-524: The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad . After the boom died, Nye County withered. By 1910, the population had plummeted to about 7,500 before sinking to near 3,000 in the middle of the century. With development at the military test site and increasing employment and resources, the population stabilized. After the 1990s, when Pahrump became a bedroom community for Las Vegas, it had high rates of population growth. Periodically, discussions have arisen of moving

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408-571: The Centers for Disease Control, the annual suicide rate in Nye County averaged 28.7561 per 100,000 people during 1989–1998, the most recent period for which data is available. This was the third-highest rate among Nevada counties, behind White Pine (34.3058) and Lyon County (30.8917), but ahead of the overall rate of 22.96 for Nevada, which leads the nation. At the 2010 census , there were 43,946 people, 18,032 households, and 11,929 families in

442-569: The UK , both the national railway's tracks, trains, stations and real estate were included in the privatization agreements. Japan's privately operated railroads view real estate investment and development of commuter towns as central to their business model. These railroads continuously develop new residential and commercial areas alongside their existing and new routes and stations and adjust their train schedules in order to provide existing and prospective commuters with convenient work-commute routines. This

476-892: The brunt of the public operating budget in higher property or income taxes . Such municipalities may scramble to encourage commercial growth once an established residential base has been reached. In the UK, commuter towns were developed by railway companies to create demand for their lines. One 1920s pioneer of this form of development was the Metropolitan Railway (now part of London Underground ) which marketed its Metro-land developments. This initiative encouraged many to move out of central and inner-city London to suburbs such as Harrow , or out of London itself, to commuter villages in Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire . Commuter towns have more recently been built ahead of adequate transportation infrastructure, thus spurring

510-531: The construction of suitably cheap housing closer to places of employment. The number of commuter towns increased in the US and the UK during the 20th century because of a trend for people to move out of the cities into the surrounding green belt . In the United States, it is common for commuter towns to create disparities in municipal tax rates. When a commuter town collects few business taxes, residents must pay

544-409: The county seat to Pahrump, or splitting off the southern portion of the county, but neither of these ideas appears to have sufficient support in the county or state government. From 1987 to 1989, Bullfrog County, Nevada , was split off from Nye County to form a separate political region. Its population was zero; its creation was an attempt to stop a nuclear waste storage facility from being built in

578-932: The county until his death on April 13, 2018. 38°03′N 116°27′W  /  38.05°N 116.45°W  / 38.05; -116.45 Bedroom community Often commuter towns form when workers in a region cannot afford to live where they work and must seek residency in another town with a lower cost of living . The late 20th century, the dot-com bubble and United States housing bubble drove housing costs in Californian metropolitan areas to historic highs, spawning exurban growth in adjacent counties. Workers with jobs in San Francisco found themselves moving further and further away to nearby cities like Oakland, Burlingame, and San Mateo. As rental and housing costs kept increasing, even renters that would normally be considered affluent elsewhere would struggle with

612-447: The county was 90.0% White , 1.18% Black or African American , 1.96% Native American , 0.78% Asian , 0.32% Pacific Islander , 2.98% from other races, and 3.15% from two or more races. 8.35%. were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2006 there were 42,693 people living in Nye County, representing a growth of 31.3% since 2000. This was slightly faster growth rate than recorded during the same period for Clark County, where Las Vegas

646-455: The county. The population density was 2.4 inhabitants per square mile (0.93 inhabitants/km ). There were 22,350 housing units at an average density of 1.2 units per square mile (0.46 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 85.9% white, 2.0% black or African American, 1.6% American Indian, 1.3% Asian, 0.5% Pacific islander, 5.2% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 13.6% of

680-528: The development of roads and public transportation systems. These can take the form of light rail lines extending from the city center to new streetcar suburbs and new or expanded highways , whose construction and traffic can lead to the community becoming part of a larger conurbation . A 2014 study by the British Office for National Statistics found that commuting also affects wellbeing. Commuters are more likely to be anxious, dissatisfied and have

714-480: The nuclear waste site resulted in the creation of Bullfrog County, Nevada , which was dissolved two years later. The county has several environmentally sensitive areas, including Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge , the White River Valley , several Great Basin sky islands , and part of Death Valley National Park . Visitors to Death Valley often stay at Beatty or Amargosa Valley . Nye County

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748-486: The population now. Asians were a full one percent of the population. Pacific Islanders were 0.5% of the population and Latinos made up 11.0% of the population. Of the 13,309 households 16.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.30% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 25.70% of households were one person and 10.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size

782-444: The population. In terms of ancestry, 18.6% were German , 15.8% were English , 14.7% were Irish , 10.3% were American , and 6.1% were Italian . Of the 18,032 households, 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.8% were non-families, and 26.8% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size

816-475: The prospect of home ownership in an area with higher quality schools and amenities. As of 2003 , over 80% of the workforce of Tracy, California , was employed in the San Francisco Bay Area . In some cases, commuter towns can result from changing economic conditions. Steubenville, Ohio along with neighboring Weirton, West Virginia had an independent regional identity until the collapse of

850-424: The region. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has an area of 18,199 square miles (47,140 km ), of which 18,182 square miles (47,090 km ) is land and 17 square miles (44 km ) (0.09%) is water. The highest and most topographically prominent mountain in the county is Mount Jefferson at 11,949 feet (3,642 m). Nye County is in south-central Nevada. It is Nevada's largest county and

884-409: The sense that their daily activities lack meaning than those who don't have to travel to work, even if they are paid more. The term exurb (a portmanteau of "extra & urban") was coined by Auguste Comte Spectorsky in his 1955 book The Exurbanites , to describe the ring of prosperous communities beyond the suburbs that are commuter towns for an urban area. However, since a landmark report by

918-491: The state capital, Carson City . Beatty and Tonopah both rely heavily on through traffic to sustain their economies. As of 2006, an average of 2,000 cars daily traveled U.S. 95 near Tonopah. At the 2000 census there were 32,485 people, 13,309 households, and 9,063 families in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (0.77 people/km ). There were 15,934 housing units at an average density of 1 units per square mile (0.39/km ). The racial makeup of

952-522: The steel industry in the 1980s. Steubenville Pike and the Parkway West also created easier access to the much larger city of Pittsburgh . In 2013, Jefferson County, Ohio (where Steubenville is located) was added to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area as part of its larger Combined Statistical Area . In Japan, most of the national railway network was privatized by the 1980s but unlike in

986-572: The third-largest county in the contiguous United States, after San Bernardino County in California and Coconino County in Arizona . Nye County's land area of 11,560,960 acres (46,785.5 km ) is larger than that of Maryland , Hawaii , Vermont , and New Hampshire , and larger than the combined area of Massachusetts , Rhode Island , New Jersey , and Delaware . Of this vast land area, only 822,711 acres (3,329.39 km ), or just over 7%,

1020-400: The town of Pahrump named Pahrump Valley Public Transportation. In 2023, Pahrump Valley Public Transportation launch demand response service to Beatty and Amargosa Valley For Senior Transportation/Paratransit transportation services is directly provided by Nye County Transportation Services department Nye County has a long stretch of U.S. Route 95 , the main road connecting Las Vegas with

1054-405: Was $ 41,642. Males had a median income of $ 37,276 versus $ 22,394 for females. The county's per capita income was $ 17,962. About 7.30% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over. Like many rural counties of the western United States, Nye County experiences a relatively high suicide rate. According to

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1088-410: Was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90. The age distribution was 3.70% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 58.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.40% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 105.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.70 males. The county's median household income was $ 36,024, and the median family income

1122-680: Was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 48.4 years. The median household income was $ 41,181 and the median family income was $ 50,218. Males had a median income of $ 51,574 versus $ 32,152 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 22,687. About 14.2% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. The Nye County School District serves all of Nye County. High school students in Esmeralda County go to Tonopah High School of Nye County School District. The county

1156-432: Was admitted as a state. The first county seat was Ione in 1864, followed by Belmont in 1867, and finally Tonopah in 1905. The county's first boom came in the early 20th century, when Rhyolite and Tonopah , as well as Goldfield in nearby Esmeralda County , had gold- and silver-mining booms. In 1906, Goldfield had 30,000 residents, Tonopah nearly 10,000, and Rhyolite peaked at about 10,000. These cities were linked by

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