Elko, Nevada
| Elko, Nevada | |
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| City | |
Downtown Elko
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| Motto: The Heart of Northeast Nevada | |
 Elko, Nevada
Elko, Nevada
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| Coordinates: 40°50′N 115°46′W / 40.833°N 115.767°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| First settled | 1868 |
| Designated county seat | 1869 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chris Johnson |
| • Senate | Pete Goicoechea (R) |
| • Assembly | John Ellison (R) |
| • U.S. Congress | Mark Amodei (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.6 sq mi (45.7 km2) |
| • Land | 17.6 sq mi (45.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,066 ft (1,544 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,297 |
| • Density | 1,037/sq mi (400.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 89801-89803 |
| Area code(s) | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-22500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0845452 |
| Website | www |
| Reference no. | 106 |
Coordinates: 40°50′N 115°46′W / 40.833°N 115.767°W Elko (Shoshoni: Natakkoa, "Rocks Piled on One Another") is the largest city and county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. The city straddles the Humboldt River.
Elko is the principal city of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Elko and Eureka counties. It is the largest city for over 130 miles (210 km) in all directions, making it, as its city motto states, "The Heart of Northeast Nevada".
It is home to Great Basin College, as well as to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office serving most of northern and central Nevada.
Though Elko lies along the route of the historic California Trail, it was first inhabited only in 1868, when it was at the east end of the railroad tracks built by the Central Pacific Railroad (the portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad built from California to Utah). When the railroad crews moved on, Elko remained, serving as a center for ranching, mining, rail freight and general supplies.
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