Gardnerville, Nevada

Gardnerville
Gardnerville
Unincorporated town
	Downtown Gardnerville (2012)
	Location within Douglas County and Nevada
	Coordinates: 38°56′27″N 119°44′37″W / 38.94083°N 119.74361°W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Douglas
Area
• Total	4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2)
• Land	4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	4,751 ft (1,448 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,211
• Density	1,293.96/sq mi (499.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	89410, 89460
Area code	775
FIPS code	32-26300
GNIS feature ID	0859798
Nevada Historical Marker
Reference no.	129

Gardnerville is an unincorporated town^[4] in Douglas County, Nevada, adjacent to the county seat of Minden. The population was 6,211 at the 2020 census.^[3]

U.S. Route 395 runs through the center of Gardnerville. State Route 207, known as Kingsbury Grade, connects Gardnerville to Stateline and U.S. Route 50.

History

The community was named after John Gardner, a local cattleman.^[5]

It was a sundown town; a siren would be blown at 6 p.m. daily alerting Native Americans to leave town by sundown.^[6]^[7]^[8] The practice was ended in 2023 by SB 391 passed before the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.^[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Gardnerville has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km²), all of it land.

Climate

The area has a Köppen climate classification of Csb, which is a dry-summer subtropical climate often referred to as "Mediterranean".^[10]

Climate data for Gardnerville, Nevada
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	45 (7)	51 (11)	57 (14)	64 (18)	73 (23)	82 (28)	91 (33)	89 (32)	82 (28)	70 (21)	56 (13)	47 (8)	67 (19)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	17 (−8)	22 (−6)	25 (−4)	30 (−1)	37 (3)	43 (6)	48 (9)	46 (8)	39 (4)	30 (−1)	23 (−5)	18 (−8)	32 (0)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	1.6 (41)	1.2 (30)	0.8 (20)	0.5 (13)	0.5 (13)	0.4 (10)	0.3 (7.6)	0.3 (7.6)	0.3 (7.6)	0.5 (13)	0.9 (23)	1.4 (36)	8.6 (220)
Source: Weatherbase ^[11]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	2,177	—
2000	3,357	54.2%
2010	5,656	68.5%
2020	6,211	9.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[12] 2020 Census^[3]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 6,211 people and 2,724 households in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,357 people, 1,473 households, and 870 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 699.9 inhabitants per square mile (270.2/km²). There were 1,556 housing units at an average density of 324.4 per square mile (125.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.93% White, 0.45% African American, 1.07% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 5.30% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.83% of the population.

There were 1,473 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.82.

The population is relatively evenly distributed by age, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,204, and the median income for a family was $46,154. Males had a median income of $34,769 versus $29,550 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,670. About 12.1% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Carson Valley Times
The Record-Courier

Transportation

The primary transportation provider in Gardnerville is Douglas Area Rural Transit.^[13] Gardnerville is also serviced by Eastern Sierra Transit.^[14] Tahoe Transportation District operates an express bus from Gardnerville to Carson City.^[15]