White Pine County, Nevada

White Pine County, Nevada
County
White Pine County
White Pine County Courthouse in Ely
Location in the U.S. state of Nevada
Nevada's location in the U.S.
Founded	1869
Named for	Limber Pine
Seat	Ely
Largest city	Ely
Area
• Total	8,897 sq mi (23,043 km2)
• Land	8,876 sq mi (22,989 km2)
• Water	21 sq mi (54 km2), 0.2%
Population
• (2010)	10,030
• Density	1.1/sq mi (0/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Pacific: UTC-8/-7
Website	whitepinecounty.net

White Pine County is a county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely.

The Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation is located on the south side of the city and incorporates part of it. The reservation has a land area of 104.99 acres (0.4249 km²) and a 2000 census official resident population of 133 persons.

The largely rural county is the home of Great Basin National Park. The name "White Pine" is an old name for the Limber Pine, a common tree in the county's mountains.

In 2009, White Pine County ranked ninth in the United States for suicide rates. In 2014, the county ranked fifth for suicide, out of more than 3,100 U.S. counties.

White Pine County was established by European Americans in 1869 from Lander County and named after the heavy growth of Limber Pine trees in the area, which were then called white pine. Hamilton was the first county seat from 1869 to 1887, when it was replaced after a fire by Ely.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,897 square miles (23,040 km²), of which 8,876 square miles (22,990 km²) is land and 21 square miles (54 km²) (0.2%) is water.

Several sections of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest exist within the county, within the Snake Range, Egan Range, White Pine Range, Ruby Mountains, and Schell Creek Range. The county also contains Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park and Cave Lake State Park.