Denio, Nevada

Denio, Nevada
Census-designated place
Denio, Nevada

Location within the state of Nevada

Coordinates: 41°59′24″N 118°37′59″W / 41.99000°N 118.63306°WCoordinates: 41°59′24″N 118°37′59″W / 41.99000°N 118.63306°W
Country United States
State Nevada and Oregon
County Humboldt and Harney
Area
 • Total 16.1 sq mi (41.7 km2)
 • Land 16.1 sq mi (41.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 4,207 ft (1,282 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 47
 • Density 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 89404
FIPS code 32-18500
GNIS feature ID 845425

Denio is a census-designated place (CDP) that lies on the Nevada-Oregon state line in Humboldt County, Nevada, in the United States.[1] There was formerly a Denio post office north of the state line in Harney County, Oregon.[2] The population of the CDP, which is entirely in Nevada, was 47 at the 2010 census;[3] additional development considered to be Denio extends into Oregon. The CDP includes a post office, a community center, a library, and the Diamond Inn Bar, the center of the town's social life.[4] Recreational activities available in the Denio area include fishing, opal mining, rockhounding, hunting, and visiting the hot springs.[4] The Humboldt County School District operates the Denio School, a kindergarten-eighth grade (K-8) school, on the Nevada side of the state line.[4]

Denio Junction is about two miles (3 km) south of Denio, at the junction of State Route 140 and State Route 292.[5] Denio Junction's motel provides gasoline (although not reliably), food, groceries, and lodging.[4] Air transportation is available at the Denio Junction Airport. This is a two-runway graded airstrip.[6] There is no scheduled air or ground transportation serving this field, which is a short walk from any part of Denio Junction.[6]

History

Denio was named for Aaron Denio, who settled in the area in 1885.[7] Aaron Denio was born in 1824 in Illinois and traveled to California in 1860.[7] He worked in milling, mining, and farming in Nevada and California for 25 years before settling near the Oregon-Nevada border.[7] He died at Denio in 1907.[7] Denio post office was established in Oregon in 1888.[7] After World War II a number of businesses relocated south of the state line to take advantage of Nevada's more liberal liquor and gambling laws.[7] The post office moved and reopened in Nevada in 1950.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Denio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 12, 1980. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Denio Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 1, 1994. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Denio CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Denio, Nevada". travelNevada.com. Nevada Commission on Tourism. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Denio Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 12, 1980. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Denio Junction Airport". airnav.com. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.

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