Virginia City, Nevada
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Virginia City" redirects here. For a list of cities in the state of Virginia, see List of cities and counties in Virginia. For other uses, see Virginia City (disambiguation).
Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county.[4] The city is a part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.[5]
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Virginia City, Nevada | |
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Nickname: The Richest Place on Earth[1] | |
Motto: "Step Back in Time"[2] | |
Coordinates: 39°18′37″N 119°38′58″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Storey |
Area | |
• Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.24 km2) |
• Land | 0.87 sq mi (2.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,150 ft (1,874 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 787 |
• Density | 907.73/sq mi (350.60/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 89440 |
FIPS code | 32-80000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0856420 |
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Virginia City developed as a boomtown with the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States, with numerous mines opening. The population peaked in the mid-1870s, with an estimated 25,000 residents. The mines' output declined after 1878, and the population declined as a result. As of the 2020 Census, the population of Virginia City was 787.[6]