For population 15 years and over in Smith Valley CDP:
Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 66.6%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 11.4%
329 residents are foreign born (21.8% Latin America).
This place:
23.1%
Nevada:
15.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,582 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,310 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Carson City, NV (31.9 miles , pop. 52,457).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (115.5 miles , pop. 407,018).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (331.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Smith Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nevada state average. It is 1659% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the city center On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from Smith Valley center On 7/6/1954 at 11:13:18, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 65.8 miles away from the city center On 8/24/1954 at 05:51:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from the city center On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 19.4 miles away from Smith Valley center On 5/25/1980 at 16:33:44, a magnitude 6.1 (6.1 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washoe County (23) is a lot greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 16, Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Snows: 2, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Wovoka - Founder of the Ghost Dance movement.
Hospitals/medical centers near Smith Valley:
CARSON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; GARDNERVILLE, NV)
CARSON TAHOE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 34 miles away; CARSON CITY, NV)
SIERRA SURGERY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 34 miles away; CARSON CITY, NV)
Notable locations in Smith Valley: Artesia Ranch (A), Acciari Ranch (B), Granton Ranch (C), Simpson Ranch (D), Saroni Ranch (E), Wilson Ranch (F), Nevada Fish and Game Department Fish Hatchery (G), Rodson Ranch (H), Norman Brown Ranch (I), Honker Duck Club (J), Desert Creek Ranch (K), Smith Valley Fire Protection District Station 1 (L), Smith Valley Fire Protection District Station 3 (M), Smith Valley Fire Protection District Station 2 (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Washoe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.9%
(5.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
Nevada:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
72.9%
Whole state:
65.4%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.6%
Whole state:
7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Smith Valley (based on Washoe County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.94%
Here
27.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
United Methodist Church
Adherents
57.9%
12.3%
4.0%
3.0%
2.9%
Congregations
7.9%
16.4%
9.2%
7.2%
2.6%
Name
Jewish
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
2.1%
2.0%
1.9%
1.8%
12.1%
Congregations
2.6%
2.6%
4.6%
2.6%
44.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 56
Washoe County:
1.38 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
This county:
0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 40
Washoe County:
0.99 / 10,000 pop.
Nevada:
1.00 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 109
Washoe County:
2.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 283
Here:
6.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.14 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
6.5%
Nevada:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Washoe County:
21.2%
Nevada:
24.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.3%
State:
13.2%
7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,457 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.47%
Nevada average:
9.02%
0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,296 average AGI)
Washoe County:
0.16%
Nevada average:
0.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
SMITH VALLEY, Nevada Route 3 (Lat: 38.799333 Lon: -119.328750), Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WHQ981 Assigned Frequencies: 11115.0 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011 Registrant: Verizon California Inc., Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
1
Approx. One Mile Ne Of Artesia Lake (Lat: 38.963222 Lon: -119.359306), Call Sign: WDZ660 Assigned Frequencies: 157.830 MHz Expiration Date: 11/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 10/26/1999 Registrant: Contel Of California, Inc., 16071 Mojave Drive, Victorville, CA 92392
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1
Call Sign: KC7WRA Grant Date: 05/23/1997, Expiration Date: 05/23/2007, Cancellation Date: 05/27/2009 Registrant: Christopher M Manford, Smith Valley, NV 89430
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
