Winnemucca, Nevada
| Winnemucca, Nevada | |
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Downtown Winnemucca viewed from Winnemucca Mountain
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 Humboldt County and City of Winnemucca, Nevada |
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 Winnemucca, Nevada
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| Coordinates: 40°58′6″N 117°43′36″W / 40.96833°N 117.72667°WCoordinates: 40°58′6″N 117°43′36″W / 40.96833°N 117.72667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Humboldt |
| Named for | Chief Winnemucca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dee Ann Putnam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2) |
| • Land | 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,295 ft (1,309 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,396 |
| • Density | 790/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 89445–89446 |
| Area code(s) | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-84800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0844996 |
| Website | www.winnemuccacity.org |
Winnemucca (
i/ˌwɪnəˈmʌkə/) is the only incorporated city in and is the county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 7,396, up 3.1 percent from the 2000 census figure of 7,174. Interstate 80 passes through the city, where it meets U.S. Route 95.
The town was named for the 19th-century Chief Winnemucca of the local Northern Paiute tribe, who traditionally lived in this area. He and his band had a camp near here. Winnemucca, loosely translated, means "one moccasin." The chief's daughter, Sarah Winnemucca, was an advocate for education and fair treatment of the Paiute and Shoshone tribes in the area. Their family all learned to speak English, and Sarah worked as an interpreter, scout and messenger for the United States Army during the Bannock War of 1878. In 1883 Sarah Winnemucca published the first autobiography written by a Native American woman, based on hundreds of lectures she'd given in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. It has been described as "one of the most enduring ethno-historical books written by an American Indian."
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