Beatty, Nevada
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Beatty is a census-designated place and town located on the Amargosa River in Nye County, Nevada. The population was 1,154 at the 2000 census. Wired telephone service numbers for the Beatty central office follow the format: (775) 553-xxxx.
The town was named after Montillus (Montillion), Murray "Old Man" Beatty who settled on a ranch in the area at the end of the 19th century. He was Beatty's first postmaster when it opened on January 19, 1905. He died in December 1908. In 1905, Beatty became a railway center for the Bullfrog Mining District which included mining towns such as nearby Rhyolite, Nevada.
Beatty is home to the Beatty Museum and Historical Society (open 10-4) at 417 Main Street. The Death Valley Nut and Candy Company located on the north end of town bills itself as the World's Most Beautiful gas station. It is located between the Motel 6 and the Stagecoach motel/casino. Beatty is the nearest town to the Yucca Mountain facility (18 miles to the east), and houses Bechtel Corporation's visitor center for the site (as the site itself is in restricted-access land). Beatty is also close to Death Valley National Park.
[edit] Geography
Beatty is located at (36.909337, -116.754531)GR1, at 3,320 feet in elevation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 454.9 km² (175.6 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,154 people, 535 households, and 270 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.5/km² (6.6/mi²). There were 740 housing units at an average density of 1.6/km² (4.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.90% White, 0.09% African American, 1.47% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 3.12% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.93% of the population.
There were 535 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.5% were non-families. 43.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 119.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $52,639. Males had a median income of $44,438 versus $25,962 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,971. About 10.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Beatty Home Page
- Beatty Real Estate
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