Esmeralda County, Nevada
Esmeralda County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 729, making it the least populous county in Nevada, and the 20th least populous county in the United States. Esmeralda County does not have any incorporated communities. Its county seat is the town of Goldfield.
Esmeralda County | |
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Esmeralda County Courthouse in Goldfield | |
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Seal | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nevada | |
Nevada's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′05″N 117°37′57″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Founded | November 25, 1861 |
| Named for | Emerald |
| Seat | Goldfield |
| Largest community | Dyer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,589 sq mi (9,300 km2) |
| • Land | 3,582 sq mi (9,280 km2) |
| • Water | 7.2 sq mi (19 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 729 |
| • Density | 0.20/sq mi (0.078/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Its 2000 census population density of 0.2706 inhabitants per square mile (0.1045/km2) was the second-lowest of any county in the contiguous United States (above Loving County, Texas). Its school district does not have a high school, so students in grades 9–12 go to school in Tonopah, in the Nye County School District.
Most residents live in Goldfield or in the town of Dyer in Fish Lake Valley, near the California border. Esmeralda is the only Nevada county in the Los Angeles TV market (or any California market) as defined by The Nielsen Corporation.