Owyhee, Nevada

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Back to Owyhee, NV housing info, Elko County, Nevada, NV smaller cities, NV small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Owyhee, NV Elko County Population in July 2007: 1,053. Males: 611   (58.1%) Females: 442   (41.9%) Median resident age:   25.2 years Nevada median age:   35.0 years Zip codes: 89832. Estimated median household income in 2008: $35,708 (it was $23,214 in 2000) Owyhee:   $35,708 Nevada:   $56,361 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $13,178 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $100,020 (it was $40,800 in 2000) Owyhee:   $100,020 Nevada:   $271,500 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $114,427; Detached houses: $106,299; Townhouses or other attached units: $15,321; Mobile homes: $27,292 Owyhee, NV residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Owyhee: American Indian (76.5%) White Non-Hispanic (13.1%) Hispanic (9.0%) Black (3.5%) Two or more races (2.1%) Other race (0.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Owyhee: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Owyhee, Nevada on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Help..Moving to Northern Nevada from Ohio...  (39 replies) Reno Trip Report  (24 replies) Latest news from Owyhee, NV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (1.2%), German (1.1%), Scottish (1.1%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Elevation: 5397 feet Land area: 224.3 square miles. Population density: 4.7 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Owyhee, Nevada

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Owyhee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nevada state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/2008 at 14:16:02, a magnitude 6.0 (5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 85.6 miles away from Owyhee center
On 2/21/2008 at 14:20:51, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/8/2001 at 05:37:11, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/21/2008 at 23:57:51, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from Owyhee center
On 11/23/2003 at 12:19:59, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 ML, 4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/22/2008 at 23:27:45, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.2 ML, Depth: 9.7 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from Owyhee center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

• Owyhee Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 50)

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Cemeteries: Smith Cemetery (1), George Washington Cemetery (2), Chinatown Cemetery (3), Premo Cemetery (4), New Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ross Lake (A), No Name Reservoir (B), Dick Reservoir (C), Poker Flat Reservoir (D), McNeilly Reservoir (E), Manning Reservoir (F), Circle Creek Reservoir (G), Circle Cross Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Fawn Creek (A), Skull Creek (B), Granite Creek (C), Summit Creek (D), Jones Creek (E), Cow Creek (F), Reed Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Owyhee Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Feather Lodge (Main State Highway 225) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Nevada:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.6%
Whole state:	66.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.4%
Whole state:	7.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This place:	32.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

This place:	16.3%
Whole state:	4.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Owyhee, NV

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Here		36.7%
USA		50.2%

10.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.10%
Nevada average:	9.02%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($401 average AGI)

Elko County:	0.11%
Nevada average:	0.18%

from Washoe County, NV	0.80% ($63,504 average AGI)
from Clark County, NV	0.66% ($45,124)
from Tooele County, UT	0.40% ($30,286)

8.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,222 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.62%
Nevada average:	6.56%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($915 average AGI)

Elko County:	0.10%
Nevada average:	0.10%

to Washoe County, NV	0.69% ($38,463 average AGI)
to Clark County, NV	0.63% ($33,374)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.33% ($35,538)

• Bureau Of Indian Affairs, Call Sign: KKL464
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.040 MHz, 155.055 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/29/2002, Expiration Date: 11/09/2012
  Registrant: Elko County, 569 Court Street, Elko, NV 89801, Phone: (775) 738-5398, Fax: (775) 753-8535, Email:

• OWYHEE, Main St & First Ave, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WGW439
  Assigned Frequencies : 2123.60 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 09/28/2007
  Registrant: Phone: (360) 905-6839

• W. Tindall, Call Sign: WDZ726
  Assigned Frequencies : 158.040 MHz, 157.980 MHz, 157.920 MHz, 157.860 MHz, 157.770 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 09/25/2008
  Registrant: Centurytel, Vancouver, WA 98668, Phone: (360) 905-6839, Fax: (360) 905-5953, Email:
• Roland Ranch, Call Sign: WDZ731
  Assigned Frequencies : 158.040 MHz, 157.980 MHz, 157.920 MHz, 157.860 MHz, 157.770 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 09/25/2008
  Registrant: Centurytel, Vancouver, WA 98668, Phone: (360) 905-6839, Fax: (360) 905-5953, Email:

• Call Sign: WB0JFC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00146876
  Grant Date: 03/24/2006, Expiration Date: 06/12/2016
  Registrant: Robert D Johnson, Owyhee, NV 89832

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• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"