Carlin, Nevada

Carlin
Motto: 
Where the Train Stops... & the Gold Rush Begins[1]
Location of Carlin, Nevada
Location of Carlin, Nevada
Coordinates: 40°43′05″N 116°07′46″W / 40.71806°N 116.12944°W / 40.71806; -116.12944
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Government
 • MayorDana Holbrook[citation needed]
 • Vice MayorMargaret Johnston[citation needed]
Area
 • Total10.44 sq mi (27.05 km2)
 • Land10.44 sq mi (27.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,944 ft (1,507 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,050
 • Density196.32/sq mi (75.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89822
Area code775
FIPS code32-08900
GNIS feature ID2409983[3]
Websitewww.explorecarlinnv.com
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]

  1. ^ a b City of Carlin. "City of Carlin official website". Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlin, Nevada
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Carlin city, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 12, 2016.[dead link]
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2018.