White Pine County, Nevada

White Pine County Education, Geography, and History

White Pine County is a county located in the state of Nevada. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely.

Etymology - Origin of White Pine County Name

There are no White Pines in White Pine County! The "heavy growth of trees thought to be white pine" were actually limber pine. In fact, there was quite a bit of debate whether to call the county Ruby after the oldest settlement or White Pine. White Pine was favored because the area was well known because of the "Rush to White Pine" after the discovery of rich silver ore.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

White Pine County History

March 2nd, 1869 - White Pine County was established in 1869 from Lander County and named after the heavy growth of Limber Pine trees in the area which were at the time called white pine. Hamilton was the first county seat from 1869 to 1887 when it was replaced after a fire by Ely

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,897 square miles (23,042 km²), of which, 8,876 square miles (22,989 km²) of it is land and 21 square miles (53 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• Elko County, Nevada - north
• Eureka County, Nevada - west
• Nye County, Nevada - southwest
• Lincoln County, Nevada - south
• Millard County, Utah - east
• Juab County, Utah - east
• Tooele County, Utah - northeast

Education

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