Pershing County
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Pershing County is a county located in Nevada in the western United States. It is one of Nevada's 16 counties and covers part of the state's landscape in the northwestern region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- Founded
- March 18, 1919 ; 107 years ago ( 1919-03-18 )
- Named after
- John J. Pershing
- Seat
- Lovelock
- Largest city
- Lovelock
- Total
- 6,067 sq mi (15,710 km )
- Land
- 6,037 sq mi (15,640 km )
- Water
- 31 sq mi (80 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 6,421
- Density
- 1.10/sq mi (0.425/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
Article
Pershing County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,650. Its county seat is Lovelock. The county is listed as Nevada Historical Marker 17. The marker is at the courthouse in Lovelock.
The Black Rock Desert, location for the annual Burning Man event, is partially in the county.