Grass Valley, Nevada

This article is about the CDP in the state of Nevada. For the city in the county of Nevada, see Grass Valley, California. For the valley in Pershing County, Nevada, see Grass Valley (Pershing County). For other uses, see Grass Valley (disambiguation).
Grass Valley, Nevada
Census-designated place
Grass Valley
Coordinates: 40°49′42″N 117°45′22″W / 40.82833°N 117.75611°W / 40.82833; -117.75611
Country United States
State Nevada
Area
 • Total 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2)
 • Land 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 4,390 ft (1,338 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,161
 • Density 34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 775
FIPS code 32-30220

Grass Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,161.[1]

Geography

Grass Valley is located in northeastern Pershing County, Nevada, 10 miles (16 km) south of Winnemucca. The CDP is named after the valley in which it lies, a 5-mile-wide (8 km) basin between the Sonoma Range to the east and the East Range to the west. Nevada State Route 294 (Grass Valley Road) runs from Grass Valley into Winnemucca.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Grass Valley CDP has an area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km2), all land.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grass Valley CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2013.


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