Minden, Nevada

Minden, Nevada
CDP

Location of Minden, Nevada
Minden, Nevada

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 38°57′22″N 119°46′9″W / 38.95611°N 119.76917°W / 38.95611; -119.76917Coordinates: 38°57′22″N 119°46′9″W / 38.95611°N 119.76917°W / 38.95611; -119.76917
Country United States
State Nevada
Area
 • Total 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
 • Land 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 4,724 ft (1,440 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,001
 • Density 664.2/sq mi (256.4/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 89423
Area code(s) 775
FIPS code 32-47000
GNIS feature ID 0860600
Website www.townofminden.com
Reference no. 130

Minden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County[1] and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It was founded in 1906 by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was near his father's birthplace.[2] Minden was founded on company land of the Dangberg Home Ranch and Dangberg commissioned most of the town's early buildings.[3] Minden has had a post office since 1906.[4]

U.S. Highway 395 runs through Minden. It is also the terminus of State Route 88, which becomes California State Route 88 on the west side of the state line.

The Douglas campus of the Western Nevada College is located in Minden.

The Minden area is considered to be one of the premier locations for soaring in the United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.47%) is water.

The Carson Valley and Minden are considered one of the top gliding spots in the world. Flights of over 990 miles (1,600 km) have been made on sailplanes from this location. Its location, east of the Sierra Nevada range, favors lee wave formation. East of the Pine Nuts mountains is the Nevada desert, one of the best thermal generators in the world.

Climate

The Köppen Climate System classifies Minden as having a Warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated as "Csb".[5]

Climate data for Minden, Nevada
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6
(43)		 9
(48)		 12
(54)		 17
(62)		 21
(69)		 26
(78)		 31
(88)		 31
(87)		 26
(78)		 19
(67)		 13
(55)		 7
(45)		 18.2
(64.5)
Average low °C (°F) −6
(21)		 −4
(25)		 −2
(29)		 1
(34)		 5
(41)		 8
(47)		 12
(53)		 11
(52)		 7
(44)		 2
(36)		 −2
(28)		 −6
(22)		 2.2
(36)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38
(1.5)		 28
(1.1)		 20
(0.8)		 13
(0.5)		 13
(0.5)		 8
(0.3)		 5
(0.2)		 5
(0.2)		 5
(0.2)		 8
(0.3)		 15
(0.6)		 23
(0.9)		 181
(7.1)
Source: Weatherbase [6]

Demographics

The Minden Flour Milling Company is one of eight sites in Minden listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 2,836 people, 1,166 households, and 839 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 664.2 people per square mile (256.4/km²). There were 1,231 housing units at an average density of 288.3 per square mile (111.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.04% White, 0.07% African American, 0.71% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.08% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.59% of the population.

There were 1,166 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,795, and the median income for a family was $64,375. Males had a median income of $40,833 versus $34,700 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,405. About 3.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Newspapers & Media

Carson Valley Times

The Record-Courier

In popular culture

Scenes from the films Chicken Every Sunday (1949), The Wizard (film) (1989) and Charley Varrick (1973), were shot in Minden. Scenes for The Wizard (film) (1989) were filmed in the historic Minden Inn, which was disguised as a bus depot during the filming, and on Esmeralda Avenue, which can be seen when Beau Bridges throws a shovel into the street while chasing a car.

In 2006, fictional character Lara Croft became the spokesmodel for the Skin Cancer Awareness Foundation of Minden.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. ↑ Facts about Carson Valley
  3. ↑ Datin, Richard C. (June 13, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Home Ranch" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ Post Offices in Douglas County, Nevada
  5. ↑ Climate Summary for Minden, Nevada
  6. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ↑ "About". Nicholas "RAS" Furlong (official site). Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Hero_pilot_of_United_Flight_811_dies_at_age_81_.html?id=104448194. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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