Kingsbury is a

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(CDP) in Douglas County,

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, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Kingsbury is located at (38.973450, -119.902674). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate

Kingsbury has a

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(

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). Summers are typically mild – warm and dry, with very cool nights. Winters are some of the coldest in the state, with highs in the 30s and lows around 20. Annual snowfall is very heavy, averaging . The record high temperature recorded occurred on July 10, 2002, and July 20, 2013, and is . The recorded temperature recorded occurred on February 5 and 8, 1989, and is . The highest minimum recorded occurred on July 31, 2015, and is . The lowest maximum recorded occurred on January 13, 2002, and is . The average first and last snowfalls occur on September 17 and June 15. The average snow depth of at least an inch lasts from November 17 to April 28. The average first and last freeze dates are September 20 and June 13, giving Kingsbury an average growing season of 109 days. The average first and last dates of a warm temperature are June 3 and September 18. The highest single-day snowfall is and occurred on December 21, 1996. The highest recorded snowpack is and occurred on February 22 and 23, 2017. Kingsbury is one of the wettest towns in the state of Nevada.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,624 people, 1,176 households, and 684 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,925 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.3%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.6% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.2%

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, 1.6% from

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, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population. There were 1,176 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were

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living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.71. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,511, and the median income for a family was $73,333. Males had a median income of $40,208 versus $31,652 for females. The

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for the CDP was $41,451. About 3.0% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

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Geography

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