Owyhee, Nevada

Owyhee
Un Kwahain
Central Owyhee, 2013
Central Owyhee, 2013
Location of Owyhee, Nevada
Location of Owyhee, Nevada
Coordinates: 41°54′50″N 116°08′10″W / 41.91389°N 116.13611°W / 41.91389; -116.13611
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Area
 • Total224.99 sq mi (582.72 km2)
 • Land224.39 sq mi (581.16 km2)
 • Water0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
Elevation5,391 ft (1,643 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,027
 • Density4.58/sq mi (1.77/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
89832
Area code775
FIPS code32-53600
GNIS feature ID2409008[2]

Owyhee (/ˈwh/, Shoshoni: Un Kwahain)[3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elko County, Nevada, United States, along the banks of the Owyhee River. The population was 953 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the primary town of the federally recognized Shoshone-Paiute tribe's Duck Valley Indian Reservation, which covers portions of northern Nevada and southern Idaho, and the majority of its population are Native American.

Owyhee, along with the rest of Nevada except for the city of West Wendover, is legally in the Pacific Time Zone.[5] But, along with other Idaho border towns such as Jackpot, Mountain City and Jarbidge, it unofficially observes the Mountain Time Zone as it has closer proximity to and greater connections with towns in southern Idaho.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owyhee, Nevada
  3. ^ Crum, B., Crum, E., & Dayley, J. P. (2001). Newe Hupia: Shoshoni Poetry Songs. University Press of Colorado. Pg. 220 doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt46nz00
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Owyhee CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 16, 2016.[dead link]
  5. ^ "CFR 2013 Title 49 Volume 1 Part 71 STANDARD TIME ZONE BOUNDARIES" (PDF). www.gpo.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Time Zone Exceptions and Oddities". Retrieved January 26, 2014.

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