McGill, Nevada

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McGill, Nevada is a small historic unincorporated community in eastern Nevada that developed as a company town for a major copper smelter in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
unincorporated community
areaCode 775
associatedWithCompany Kennecott Copper Corporation
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
censusDesignatedPlaceSince 2010 census
climate semi-arid climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county White Pine County, Nevada
developedAs company town
distanceToEly about 12 miles north
economicTransition post-smelter decline and stabilization
economicTypeHistoric single-industry town
elevation approximately 1,890 meters
approximately 6,200 feet
FIPSCode 32-45000
GNISFeatureID 0855660
governingBody White Pine County Commission
hasFeature remains of large copper smelter
hasHistoricDistrict McGill Historic District
hasHistoricFunction smelter town
hasMuseum McGill Drug Store Museum
historicalEraOfGrowth early 20th century
housingTypeHistoric company-owned housing
layoutTypeHistoric planned company town
locatedIn eastern Nevada
locatedInValley Steptoe Valley
namedAfter William N. McGill NERFINISHED
near Ely, Nevada
populationCensus2010 1,148
populationCensus2020 approximately 1,000
postalCode 89318
powerSourceHistoric industrial smelter power plant
primaryIndustryHistoric copper smelting
region Great Basin
eastern White Pine County
servedByHighway Nevada State Route 782
U.S. Route 93 Alternate NERFINISHED
servedByRailroadHistoric Nevada Northern Railway
smelterClosed 1983
smelterConstructionBegan 1906
smelterOperationsBegan 1908
state Nevada
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
timeZoneDST Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
waterSourceHistoric company-built water system

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White Pine County, Nevada contains McGill, Nevada
Steptoe Valley near McGill, Nevada