Zephyr Cove is a community and
census-designated place (CDP) in
Douglas County,
Nevada, United States. The population was 565 at the
2010 census.
Prior to 2010 it was part of the
Zephyr Cove–Round Hill Village CDP.
History
Before Zephyr Cove was established, the Native American
Washoe people lived around the area. The first Anglo-American settlers to encounter the area were
Kit Carson and
John Fremont in 1844.
In 1862, Anglo-Americans settled around the community. They named the community Zephyr Cove, which was named after the
Washoe Zephyr.
A post office called Zephyr Cove has been in operation since 1930. The name of the post office popularized the term and it soon became the name of the community.
Geography
Zephyr Cove is located on the east shore of
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe (; was, Dáʔaw, meaning "the lake") is a Fresh water, freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada of the United States. Lying at , it straddles the state line between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevad ...
at . According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.47%, is water.
Demographics
Education
Kingsbury Middle School was a grade 6–8
middle school located in Zephyr Cove, part of the
Douglas County School District
Douglas County School District is a public school district in Douglas County, Georgia, U.S., based in Douglasville. It serves the communities of Austell, Douglasville, Lithia Springs, Villa Rica, and Winston, Georgia. The Douglas County Sch ...
. Due to the declining student population in the area, the school closed in 2008 with the property being offered for sale in 2012.
Zephyr Cove Elementary School and
George Whittell High School
George Whittell High School is located in Zephyr Cove, Nevada, near the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. As of 2021, the school housed grades 6 through 12. The school is named after late millionaire George Whittell, Jr. who purchased the Nevada side of ...
absorbed the student population from Kingsbury Middle School.
Zephyr Cove has a
public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants.
There are ...
, a branch of the Douglas County Public Library.
References
Census-designated places in Douglas County, Nevada
Census-designated places in Nevada
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