Empire, Nevada
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Empire, Nevada is a small former company town in Washoe County best known for its gypsum mining history and its depiction as a near-ghost town in the film "Nomadland."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 775 ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| companyTownClosed | 2011 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Washoe County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToRenoApprox | about 100 miles north ⓘ |
| economicActivity | industrial minerals operations ⓘ |
| elevationFeet | approximately 4000 ⓘ |
| featuredIn | film "Nomadland" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0855060 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
church
ⓘ
company store ⓘ gas station ⓘ golf course ⓘ gypsum mine ⓘ gypsum wallboard plant ⓘ motel ⓘ post office ⓘ school ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | Empire Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | former company town ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | company town ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Nevada State Route 447 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Black Rock Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gerlach, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineAndPlantClosedBy | United States Gypsum Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | site of Burning Man (Black Rock Desert playa) ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction as near-ghost town in "Nomadland" ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Gypsum Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 217 ⓘ |
| populationPeakApprox | around 750 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 89405 ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
gypsum mining
ⓘ
gypsum processing ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repopulated | yes ⓘ |
| repopulationBeganApprox | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| servedBySchoolDistrict | Washoe County School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| statusAfter2011 | near-ghost town ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | two-lane paved highway (NV-447) ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime | −7 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetStandardTime | −8 ⓘ |
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