Pershing County, Nevada

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Pershing County is a county located in the United States of Nevada. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 6693 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 6291, giving it the 11th largest population among Nevada's county. Its area is just over 6067.55 square miles (15714.88 kmē), of which, 6036.56 square miles (15634.62 kmē) of it is land and 30.99 square miles (80.26 kmē) of it is water, makes it the eighth largest by total area in Nevada. It is ranks fifth in the size of its inland waterways in Nevada.


As of the census of 2000, there were 6693 people, 1962 households, and 1383 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.1 people per square mile (0.42/kmē), giving it the fifth least densely populated county among the Nevada. There were 2389 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.15/kmē). The average household size was 2.69 persons, and the average family size was 3.22 persons. In the Pershing County, 25.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.5% were 18 to 24, 36% were 25 to 44, 22.1% were 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 158.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 182.1 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 6291, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 5444 White, 368 Black or African American, 271 American Indian, 42 Asian, 15 Native Hawaiian, and 151 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $40670, it is the 12th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Nevada. The median income for a family in the county was $46268, it is 11th wealthiest county by median family income in Nevada. The per capita income for the county was $16589, it is the lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Nevada.

In 2000, 1830 pupils and students, of which 1002 are male and 828 are female, 27.34% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 63 nursery or pri school, 67 kindergarten, 870 elementary school, 600 high school and 230 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Lovelock City	Pershing County	0.87	0.87	0	2003	2311.6	17233	34563

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6693
April 2000 Estimate	6693
July 2000 Estimate	6653
July 2001 Estimate	6534
July 2002 Estimate	6528
July 2003 Estimate	6363
July 2004 Estimate	6322
July 2005 Estimate	6317
July 2006 Estimate	6330
July 2007 Estimate	6350
July 2008 Estimate	6291

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	24	39	63
Kindergarten	51	16	67
Elementary school	424	446	870
High school	385	215	600
College or graduate school	118	112	230

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Pershing County, Nevada	$40670	$46268	$16589
Nevada, United States	$44581	$50849	$21989
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587