Hawthorne, Nevada

History

The first permanent settlement at Hawthorne was established in 1880.

The townsite was selected in 1880 by H. M. Yerington, president of the Carson and Colorado Railroad Co. as a division and distribution site for the new railroad.

The location was adjacent to the important Knapp's Station and Ferry Landing on the busy Esmeralda Toll Road from Wadsworth to Candelaria. Connecting roads were built to all of the surrounding mining areas.

H. M. Yerington named the new town "Hawthorne" after a lumberman, rancher, and law enforcement friend he knew in Carson City. The first train arrived on April 14, 1881, loaded with prospective buyers for the new town lots.

In 1883, Hawthorne took the Esmeralda County seat from declining Aurora but later lost it to booming Goldfield. In 1911, it again became a county seat, this time for the new Mineral County.

Geography

Hawthorne is located in west-central Mineral County at (38.525198, -118.623053). It is nearly surrounded by the Hawthorne Army Depot and is bordered to the northwest by the remains of the community of Babbitt. U.S. Route 95 passes through the community, leading north 71 mi to Fallon and southeast 103 mi to Tonopah. Nevada State Route 359 leads southwest from Hawthorne 32 mi to the California border, from where California State Route 167 continues 23 mi to Mono City.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hawthorne CDP has a total area of 1.76 sqmi, all land. Walker Lake is 7 mi to the north, and the Wassuk Range overlooks the town from the west. The highest point in the range and in Mineral County, 11239 ft Mount Grant, is 9 mi northwest of Hawthorne.

Climate

Hawthorne has a cool desert climate (Bwk).

|Jan record high F = 73 |Feb record high F = 75 |Mar record high F = 86 |Apr record high F = 94 |May record high F = 101 |Jun record high F = 105 |Jul record high F = 110 |Aug record high F = 105 |Sep record high F = 105 |Oct record high F = 93 |Nov record high F = 80 |Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 62.8 |Feb avg record high F = 66.9 |Mar avg record high F = 76.0 |Apr avg record high F = 82.6 |May avg record high F = 91.5 |Jun avg record high F = 98.6 |Jul avg record high F = 102.9 |Aug avg record high F = 100.8 |Sep avg record high F = 95.8 |Oct avg record high F = 86.1 |Nov avg record high F = 72.5 |Dec avg record high F = 62.6 |year avg record high F = 103.4

|Jan avg record low F = 13.5 |Feb avg record low F = 16.9 |Mar avg record low F = 22.0 |Apr avg record low F = 27.1 |May avg record low F = 34.9 |Jun avg record low F = 41.7 |Jul avg record low F = 54.9 |Aug avg record low F = 53.1 |Sep avg record low F = 43.0 |Oct avg record low F = 28.9 |Nov avg record low F = 18.5 |Dec avg record low F = 12.4 |year avg record low F = 9.3

|Jan record low F = -3 |Feb record low F = 2 |Mar record low F = 14 |Apr record low F = 16 |May record low F = 25 |Jun record low F = 34 |Jul record low F = 44 |Aug record low F = 43 |Sep record low F = 36 |Oct record low F = 15 |Nov record low F = 6 |Dec record low F = -2

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Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 3,311 people, 1,465 households, and 937 families in the CDP. The population density was 2,234.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,883 housing units at an average density of 1,271.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.6% White, 5.0% African American, 3.2% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.7%.

Of the 1,465 households 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.2% of households were one person and 15.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.74.

The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,413, and the median income for a family was $41,733. Males had a median income of $31,344 versus $25,058 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,830. About 8.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hawthorne has a public library, the Mineral County Library.

Places of interest

• Hawthorne Army Depot
• Hawthorne Ordnance Museum
• Mineral County Museum
• Walker Lake

Gallery

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References

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