Ursine, Nevada
Ursine, Nevada | |
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  Ursine Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′38″N 114°13′44″W / 37.97722°N 114.22889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2) |
| • Land | 4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,909 ft (1,801 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 62 |
| • Density | 14.28/sq mi (5.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89043 |
| FIPS code | 32-77200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583960[2] |
Ursine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. It is located in the foothills of the White Rock Mountains on Eagle Valley about two miles downstream from the Eagle Valley Reservoir in Spring Valley State Park.[3][4] The population was 62 at the 2020 census.[5]
A post office was established at Ursine in 1895, and remained in operation until 1959.[6] The community was named after the valley in which it is located.[7]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 62 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ursine, Nevada
- ^ Caliente, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quad, USGS, 1978
- ^ Wilson Creek Range, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quad, USGS, 1982
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". Census.gov. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ursine Post Office (historical)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 47.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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