At 18,159 square miles (47,030 km2), Nye is the third largest county in terms of area in the United States, excluding the boroughs of Alaska. [Source: Wikipedia]
The largest is Nye County with 18,147 square miles.
Pahrump, in Nye County, has nearly 300 square miles. Carson City, the state capital of Nevada, is second with 143 square miles. Las Vegas has the highest population, but is only 3rd in overall area, taking up 131 square miles.
Once called the Nevada Proving Ground, 1350 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in Nye County Nevada, the US Department of Energy tests nuclear devices there.
Nye County, NV is 18,159 sq miles (47,032 km²).
Clark County (which includes Las Vegas) is the largest county in population in Nevada.
Nye County
Yucca Mountain is located in Nye County, in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Nevada approximately 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Per the U.S. Census, the major languages spoken in Nye County, Nevada are English, Spanish, Tagalog and German.
According to census.gov, the 2007 population estimate for Nye County, Nevada is 44,116.
Tonopah is in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,627 at the 2000 census
The address of the Nye Gold Seekers is: Po 4264, Pahrump, NV 89041-4264
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