Oasis 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) located in eastern
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.
Elko County is the fourth ...
,
Nevada
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, United States,
at the junction of
State Route 233 and
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
, northwest of the
Utah
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border and east of
Elko. As of the 2008
American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census, such as ancestry, citizenship, educati ...
it had a population of 34.
Demographics
Description
Oasis is a high desert community located in the
Goshute Valley
The Goshute Valley is an endorheic landform of the Great Basin in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Description
The towns of Oasis and Cobre are in the valley's north, and the central and north of the valley contains broken flatlands, with sho ...
between the
Pequop Mountains
The Pequop Mountains are a mountain range located in eastern Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. The range runs generally north-south for approximately The high point of the range is an unnamed peak (at an elevat ...
and the
Toano Range
The Toano Range is a mountain range located in eastern Elko County, Nevada in the United States. The highest point in the range reaches . The range is separated from the Goshute Mountains to the south by Morgan Pass.
Interstate 80 and Union Pa ...
at an elevation of approximately .
Oasis is named for the Oasis Ranch, which in the late 1880s was owned by E. C. Hardy.
The community is part of the
Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Nevada
Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. Nevada has several census-designated places (CDPs) which are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.
References
External links
St ...
References
External links
Census-designated places in Nevada
Census-designated places in Elko County, Nevada
Elko, Nevada micropolitan area
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