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Tonopah
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census-designated place in and county seat of Nye County, Nevada, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Nye
- Founded
- 1900 ; 126 years ago ( 1900 )
- Named after
- Shoshoni language
- Senate
- Scott Hammond ( R )
- Assembly
- Gregory Hafen II ( R )
- U s congress
- Steven Horsford ( D )
- Total
- 9.26 sq mi (23.98 km )
- Land
- 9.26 sq mi (23.98 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 6,047 ft (1,843 m)
- Density
- 235.4/sq mi (90.87/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 (PST)
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 32-73600
- Gnis feature id
- 0845985
- Website
- http://www.tonopahnevada.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Tonopah (/ˈtoʊnəˌpɑː/ TOHN-ə-pah, Shoshoni language: Tonampaa) is an unincorporated town in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Nye County. Nicknamed the Queen of the Silver Camps for its mining-rich history, it is now primarily a tourism-based resort city, notable for attractions like the Mizpah Hotel and the Clown Motel.
Tonopah is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95, approximately midway between Las Vegas and Reno. In the 2020 census, the population was 2,179. The census-designated place (CDP) of Tonopah has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km), all land.
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