- Silver Springs, Nevada
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Silver Springs, Nevada
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Silver Springs, Nevada
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Nevada
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 203.5
area_land_km2 = 187.6
area_water_km2 = 15.9
area_total_sq_mi = 78.6
area_land_sq_mi = 72.4
area_water_sq_mi = 6.2population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 4708
population_density_km2 = 25.1
population_density_sq_mi = 65.0timezone = Pacific (PST)
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 1280
elevation_ft = 4199
latd = 39 |latm = 22 |lats = 14 |latNS = N
longd = 119 |longm = 13 |longs = 15 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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postal_code = 89429
area_code = 775
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 32-67200
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blank1_info = 0858187
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footnotes =Silver Springs is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County,Nevada ,United States near historic Fort Churchill. The population was 4,708 at the 2000 census.Geography
Silver Springs is located at coor dms|39|22|14|N|119|13|15|W|city (39.370429, -119.220862)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 78.6square mile s (203.5km² ), of which, 72.4 square miles (187.6 km²) of it is land and 6.2 square miles (15.9 km²) of it (7.83%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 4,708 people, 1,766 households, and 1,227 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 65.0 people per square mile (25.1/km²). There were 1,935 housing units at an average density of 26.7/sq mi (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.67% White, 1.21% African American, 1.83% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 1.47% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.63% of the population.There were 1,766 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,427, and the median income for a family was $42,125. Males had a median income of $34,712 versus $23,750 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $16,576. About 10.8% of families and 14.9% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.References
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