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Lander County
Also known as Lander County, Nevada, Lander County, NV
county in Nevada, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- Founded
- 1862 ; 164 years ago ( 1862 )
- Named after
- Frederick W. Lander
- Seat
- Battle Mountain
- Largest community
- Battle Mountain
- Total
- 5,519 sq mi (14,290 km )
- Land
- 5,490 sq mi (14,200 km )
- Water
- 29 sq mi (75 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,872
- Density
- 1.04/sq mi (0.403/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
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Lander County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,734. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.
History