Carlin | |
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| Motto: Where the Train Stops... & the Gold Rush Begins[1] | |
 Location of Carlin, Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′05″N 116°07′46″W / 40.71806°N 116.12944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dana Holbrook[citation needed] |
| • Vice Mayor | Margaret Johnston[citation needed] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.44 sq mi (27.05 km2) |
| • Land | 10.44 sq mi (27.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,944 ft (1,507 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,050 |
| • Density | 196.32/sq mi (75.80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89822 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-08900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409983[3] |
| Website | www |
| Reference no. | 112 |
Carlin is a small city located near the western border of Elko County in northeast Nevada, 23 miles (37 km) west of the city of Elko. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. Carlin sits along Interstate 80 at an elevation of approximately 4,900 feet (1,500 m). As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,368,[4] up from 2,161 at the 2000 census. The city was named for Civil War general William Passmore Carlin.[5] Its slogan is "Where the Train Stops...And the Gold Rush Begins".[1]
- ^ a b City of Carlin. "City of Carlin official website". Retrieved June 17, 2007.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlin, Nevada
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Carlin city, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 12, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2018.