Hawthorne is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Mineral County,

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, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 3,269, a decrease since the 2000 census, when it was 3,311. It is the

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of Mineral County. The nearby

Hawthorne Army Depot Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) is a U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command ammunition storage depot located near the town of Hawthorne in western Nevada in the United States. It is directly south of Walker Lake. The depot covers or 226 sq. mi. and ...

is the primary economic base of the town.

History

The first permanent settlement at Hawthorne was established in 1880. The townsite was selected in 1880 by H. M. Yerington, president of the

Carson and Colorado Railroad The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerro Gordo Mines. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880 as the Carson and Colorado ''Railroad'', and constructio ...

Co. as a division and distribution site for the new railroad. The location was adjacent to the important Knapp's Station and Ferry Landing on the busy Esmeralda Toll Road from Wadsworth to Candelaria. Connecting roads were built to all of the surrounding mining areas. H. M. Yerington named the new town Hawthorne after a lumberman, rancher, and law enforcement friend he knew in Carson City. The first train arrived on April 14, 1881 loaded with prospective buyers for the new town lots. In 1883, Hawthorne took the Esmeralda County seat from declining Aurora but later lost it to booming Goldfield. In 1911, it again became a county seat, this time for the new Mineral County.Hawthorne
/ref> Hawthorne has been county seat of Mineral County since 1911.

Geography

Hawthorne is located at (38.525198, -118.623053). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. It sits near Walker Lake, the remains of Babbitt and under the peak of Mt. Grant, and its summit of .

Climate

Demographics

At the 2010 census, the population was 3,269. At the 2000 census there were 3,311 people, 1,465 households, and 937 families in the CDP. The population density was 2,234.9 people per square mile (863.8/km). There were 1,883 housing units at an average density of 1,271.0 per square mile (491.2/km). The

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of the CDP was 83.6% White, 5.0% African American, 3.2% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.7%. Of the 1,465 households 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.2% of households were one person and 15.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.74. The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,413, and the median income for a family was $41,733. Males had a median income of $31,344 versus $25,058 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the CDP was $17,830. About 8.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the

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, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hawthorne has a

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, the Mineral County Library.

Place of interest

Hawthorne Ordnance Museum The Hawthorne Ordnance Museum is located at 925 E Street, Hawthorne, Nevada. The museum showcases various demilitarized ammunition and other military equipment belonging to the United States Navy and the United States Army which were manufactur ...

* Mineral County Museum *

Walker Lake Several lakes are known as Walker Lake: Canada *Lake Walker in Quebec, Canada, the largest (by depth) lake in the province. United States

*Walker Lake (Haines, Alaska) *Walker Lake (Northwest Arctic, Alaska) *Walker Lake (Prince of Wales-Outer ...

Gallery

File:MINERAL COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg, Mineral County Courthouse is listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. File:Lovedays Inn (Hawthorne, Nevada) 01.jpg, Lovedays Inn. File:Mineral County Museum (Hawthorne, Nevada) 001.jpg, Mineral County Museum. File:Macedonia Baptist Church (Hawthorne, Nevada) 001.jpg, Macedonia Baptist Church. File:Hawthorne Cemetery, Nevada.jpg, Soldiers' Memorial. File:Hawthorne Ordnance Museum 003.jpg,

. File:Hawthorne Post Office.jpg, Hawthorne Post Office.

References

External links

Hawthorne - Ghost Towns

The Nevada Travel Network Description and History of Hawthorne by David W. Toll

http://www.walkerlake.org/

http://www.golfhawthorne.com/
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