Location of Elko County in Nevadaand locale of Wells in Elko County Location of Elko County in Nevada and locale of Wells in Elko County State Nevada County Elko Wells is a small town/city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the United States.
Route 93, approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of Elko and is part of the Elko micropolitan area.
The Humboldt River has its origin in springs and a swampy region just west of the town/city that today is called Humboldt Wells.
An encampment of tents and veiled wagons on the California Trail along the Humboldt River, 1859, at a locale near present-day Wells, Nevada.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.9 square miles (18 km2), all land, at an altitude of 5,630 feet (1,720 m).
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,346 citizens , 525 homeholds, and 352 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 195.6 citizens per square mile (75.5/km ).
There were 633 housing units at an average density of 92.0 per square mile (35.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 80.24% White, 6.76% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 9.06% from other competitions, and 3.49% from two or more competitions.
There were 525 homeholds out of which 35.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,870, and the median income for a family was $41,827.
The per capita income for the town/city was $16,835.
About 8.6% of families and 11.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Subcounty populace estimates: Nevada 2000-2007". Population Division.
Elko County Municipalities and communities of Elko County, Nevada, United States County seat: Elko Duck Valley Indian Reservation Elko Indian Colony South Fork Indian Reservation Wells Indian Colony
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Cities in Elko County, Nevada - Cities in Nevada - Elko, Nevada micropolitan area
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