Ursine, Nevada

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Ursine, Nevada
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Ursine
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 37°58′38″N114°13′44″W / 37.97722°N 114.22889°W / 37.97722; -114.22889
Country United States
State Nevada
County Lincoln
Area
[1]
  Total4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
  Land4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,909 ft (1,801 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total62
  Density14.28/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 ID2583960 [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 and Spring Valley State Park. [3] [4] The population was 91 at the 2010 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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 62
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ursine, Nevada
  3. Caliente, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quad, USGS, 1978
  4. Wilson Creek Range, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quad, USGS, 1982
  5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ursine CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ursine Post Office (historical)
  7. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 47.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.