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Mineral County
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county in Nevada, United States
Mineral County is a county located in Nevada in the western United States. It matters as part of Nevada's local government structure and serves as a geographical and administrative division for the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- Founded
- 1911 ; 115 years ago ( 1911 )
- Named after
- Mineral
- Seat
- Hawthorne
- Largest community
- Hawthorne
- Total
- 3,813 sq mi (9,880 km )
- Land
- 3,753 sq mi (9,720 km )
- Water
- 60 sq mi (160 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,407
- Density
- 1.213/sq mi (0.4685/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- mineralcountynv .us
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Encyclopedic overview
Walker Lake Recreation Area, a popular scenic attraction
Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,554, making it the fifth-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Hawthorne.
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