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Nye County is a county located in the U.S. State of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 32,485. Nye is the third largest in area county in the continental United States and is the location of the controversial Yucca Mountain. Its county seat is Tonopah 6.
1 History
The nuclear test site and proposed nuclear waste repository Yucca Mountain is located in the south-western part of the county and is the focus of a great deal of political and public controversy in the state. The US federal government also owns 92% of the land in the county. This is also a controversial subject for the county and for the state.
2 Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 47,031 km˛ (18,159 mi˛). 47,000 km˛ (18,147 mi˛) of it is land and 31 km˛ (12 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.07% water.
Nye County is located in south central Nevada and is shaped somewhat like a lopsided "T". Nye is the largest county in Nevada and is the third largest county in the continental United States. With a land area of 11,560,960 acres (46,786 km˛), Nye County is larger than the total area of Massachusetts, Rhode IslandAlternate uses: see RI (disambiguation The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode Island is geographically the smallest state in the United States. Rhode Island (pronounced "Road Island") is part of the New England regio, New JerseyNew Jersey is a state of the United States of America and has the U. postal abbreviation of NJ . The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. The USS New Jersey one of the most decorated vessels in the United States Navy, was name, and DelawareDelaware is a state of the United States. It is known as the "First State" because it was the first of the 13 colonies to ratify the United States Constitution. Ratification occurred on December 7, 1787. History Europeans first settled in a Dutch trading. Of this vast land area, only 822,711 acres (3,329 km˛), or just over seven percent of the total, is private land; the majority of the county's land is owned by the federal government. ChurchillChurchill County is a county located in the southwestern U. State of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 23,982. The county, named after Mexican-American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill, was formed in 1861. The county seat is Fallo, LanderLander County is a county located in the U. State of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 5,794. Its county seat is Battle Mountain 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 14,295 km˛ (5,519 mi˛). 14,228 km˛ (5,494 m, EurekaEureka County is a county located in the U. State of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 1,651. Its county seat is Eureka 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 10,826 km˛ (4,180 mi˛). 10,815 km˛ (4,176 mi˛) of it, and White PineWhite Pine County is a county located in the U. State of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 9,181. Its county seat is Ely 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 23,042 km˛ (8,897 mi˛). 22,989 km˛ (8,876 mi˛) of i counties border the county on the north, going from west to east respectively. MineralMineral County is a county located in the U. State of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 5,071. Its county seat is Hawthorne 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,876 km˛ (3,813 mi˛). 9,729 km˛ (3,756 mi˛) of and Esmeralda counties are at its western borders, Lincoln and Clark counties are at its eastern borders and Inyo County, California is at its southern border. Las Vegas, in Clark County, is 100 miles southeast of Yucca Mountain.
