Another one of my Nye County Border caches..
Nye County, Nevada
Facts
.As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 46,308, the largest
community being Pahrump Followed by the county seat of Tonopah. The
County was created in 1864 and named in honor of James W. Nye, the
first governor of the Nevada Territory and later as a U.S. Senator
from the state. .At 18,159 square miles , Nye is the third largest
county in the US. Thou only 12 Square miles of it is covered in
Water (0.07%). The federal government also manages 92% of the land
in the county, including the BLM, Test Site and Nellis Range. The
size puts Nye County larger than the combined total area of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Delaware. A average of
2,000 vehicles a day pass thru the county on US 95. Playing a large
part of the economy in the county.
