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Virginia City, Nevada
Virginia City, Nevada | |
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 View of Virginia City, July 2016 | |
| Nickname: The Richest Place on Earth[1] | |
| Motto: "Step Back in Time"[2] | |
  Virginia City Location within the State of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′27″N 119°38′54″W / 39.30750°N 119.64833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Storey |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.24 km2) |
| • Land | 0.87 sq mi (2.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,106 ft (1,861 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 787 |
| • Density | 907.73/sq mi (350.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 89440 |
| FIPS code | 32-80000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629981[4] |
Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county.[5] The city is a part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.[6]
Virginia City developed as a boomtown with the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States, with numerous mines opening. The population peaked in the mid-1870s, with an estimated 25,000 residents. The mines' output declined after 1878, and the population declined as a result. As of the 2020 Census, the population of Virginia City was 787.[7]
- ^ O'Halloran, Brian (October 29, 2018). "The Richest Place on Earth: Moycullen People in the Virginia City Silver Rush, the Comstock Lode". Moycullen Heritage. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Virginia City Nevada". Virginia City Nevada. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virginia City, Nevada
- ^ "Storey County, Nevada – County Facts". storeycounty.org. Storey County Government. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Profile for Virginia City, Nevada, NV". ePodunk. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ "Virginia City/Population (2020)". google.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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