Goodsprings is an

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Clark County, Nevada Clark County is located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,265,461. Most of the county population resides in the Las Vegas Census County Divisions, which hold 1,771,945 people as of the 2010 Census, acros ...

, United States. The population was 229 at the 2010 census.

History

Named for Joseph Good, whose cattle frequented a spring nestled in the southeastern foothills of the Spring Mountains, Goodsprings was once the heart of the most productive mining districts in Clark County. Over the years, lead, silver, copper, zinc and gold have all been mined from this area. Before 1900, a small cluster of tent cabins and a mill were erected, and a post office. Lincoln County established Goodsprings Township. In 1904, Salt Lake City mining interests platted the Goodsprings Township. Most early buildings in the town were constructed during the boom spurred by the railroad in 1910–1911. After a number of moves, the current Goodsprings Schoolhouse was erected in 1913. Now on the

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, it is the oldest school in Clark County that was built as a school and is still used as a school. Due to a shortage of funds, however, the Clark County School District is currently considering shutting the school down. After World War I, mining slowed and families moved away. World War II created a second boom, but it too slowed after the war ended. The town's population has dwindled to approximately 200. Goodsprings is the home of the Pioneer Saloon, considered to be one of the oldest saloons in Nevada (over 100 years old). The saloon features a bullet hole on the side of the building and a coroner's letter describing how it was created. The saloon is said by many to be haunted by the victim's ghost. In addition, the Pioneer Saloon has a small memorial to both

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and Carole Lombard. Ms. Lombard's plane TWA Flight 3 crashed into nearby Potosi Mountain on January 16, 1942. The saloon and hotel were the centers of operations for the search. The accident resulted in her death. The

Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery Station Goodsprings Waste Heat Recovery Station is a 7.5MW heat recovery system located in Goodsprings, Nevada. The plant uses the waste heat generated by the Goodsprings Compressor Station on the Kern River Pipeline to generate electricity. The plant i ...

opened in 2010, providing 5MW of energy from waste heat produced at a Kern River Pipeline compressor station.

Geography

Goodsprings is in the Goodsprings Valley of southern Nevada. The Bird Spring Range lies to the northeast with

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beyond. The community is on Nevada State Route 161 five miles northeast of

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and

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. According to the

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, the

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(CDP) of Goodsprings has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate

Goodsprings experiences an arid climate with long, hot summers, and mild winters.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 232 people, 107 households, and 63 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 122 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.66%

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, 1.72%

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, 0.43% Native American, 1.72% from

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, and 6.47% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.74% of the population. There were 107 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.83. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,430, and the median income for a family was $58,125. Males had a median income of $35,924 versus $28,594 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,282. None of the families and 9.2% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 19.6% of those over 64.

Education

Goodsprings has a public library, a branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.

In popular culture

Goodsprings features as the starting location in the 2010 post-apocalyptic

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Fallout: New Vegas. A Fallout-themed event was held in the town in July 2022.

References

External links

Goodsprings Historical Society

MiningHistory.net's Goodsprings page
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