Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada,
United States. The city incorporated in 2001; prior to that it was a CDP. The population was 8,543 at the 2000
census but the estimated population of Fernley in 2006 is 12,093 [1].
In recent years Fernley has seen rapid growth and as of 2006 is the fastest-growing city in Nevada. Its location approximately 30
miles east of the Reno-Sparks and its affordable housing relative to the rest of the metro area have been responsible for the
building boom. Outside of the local area, Fernley may be best well known as an Amazon.com
shipping source.
Geography
Fernley is located at 39°35′55″N, 119°12′54″W (39.598706,
-119.215030)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of
91.7 km² (35.4 mi²), all land.
Climate
The climate for Fernley is typical of high desert environments. The winter may bring cold temperatures and some snow, but
nothing extreme is normally experienced. Summers are generally hot and very dry. Fernley's average annual rainfall is 5 inches
per year.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 8,543 people, 3,151 households, and 2,366 families residing
in the CDP. The population density was 93.2/km² (241.2/mi²). There were 3,432 housing
units at an average density of 37.4/km² (96.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.11% White, 1.00% African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.87% of the population.
There were 3,151 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were
non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from
45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,695, and the median income for a family was $49,596. Males had a median
income of $37,480 versus $26,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was
$18,622. About 4.9% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
History
Fernley, Nevada was established in 1904 developed as primarily
an agricultural and ranching community. Early in its history
Fernley established its first schoolhouse. The one room school house is still in use today as the home of the Fernley
Chamber of Commerce.
External links
Coordinates:
39.598706° N 119.21503°
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