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]
Nye County is the largest county in Nevada in terms of size, covering approximately 18,147 square miles.
Nye County in Nevada is one of the largest counties in the United States, covering approximately 18,147 square miles. It is the third-largest county by area in the state of Nevada.
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.
Clark County (which includes Las Vegas) is the largest county in population in Nevada.
Nye County
The largest county in Nevada by size is Nye County. It covers over 18,000 square miles and includes landmarks like Death Valley National Park and part of the Nevada Test Site.
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