Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
Verdi
(
VUR
-dye
) is a
census-designated place
(CDP) in
Washoe County
,
Nevada
, United States.
[2]
It is on the western side of the
Reno
–
Sparks
Metropolitan Statistical Area
, near
Interstate 80
and stretches eastward towards its neighborhood-exclave of Lawton, Nevada surrounded by
Reno, Nevada
west of Mae Anne Avenue. The CDP of
Verdi, California
lies immediately adjacent across the state line. Both are in the shadow of California's
Verdi Range
. In 2010, the population was 1,415.
[3]
Prior to 2010, the community was listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the
Verdi-Mogul
CDP.
[3]
History
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Originally known as O'Neils Crossing, for the man who built a bridge there in 1860.
[4]
Name
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The town of Verdi was named after
Giuseppe Verdi
by
Charles Crocker
, founder of the
Central Pacific Railroad
, when he pulled a slip of paper from a hat and read the name of the Italian opera composer in 1868.
[5]
The name is pronounced by the local population as VUR-dye.
1870 train robbery
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On the 4th of November 1870, five men robbed a train travelling from San Francisco to Virginia City near Verdi after blocking the track. The train was carrying approximately $60,000 of gold and silver, and the robbers were able to get away with approximately $41,000.
[6]
[7]
The same train was robbed for a second time near
Pequop, Nevada
in
Elko County
.
[8]
Geography
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Verdi is located at
39°31′6″N
119°59′19″W
/
39.51833°N 119.98861°W
/
39.51833; -119.98861
(39.5183, -119.9887) on the western border of Nevada, adjacent to the
California
state line
.
The CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km
2
), of which 3.4 square miles (8.7 km
2
) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km
2
), or 3.35%, is water.
[3]
2008 earthquake swarm
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In February 2008 an
earthquake swarm
began, and ended in June 2008. The total number of earthquakes in the census-designated place reached over 5,000 and ranged in magnitude from 0.7 to 4.7 on the
Richter magnitude scale
.
Climate
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Climate data for Verdi
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
45.0
(7.2)
|
48.8
(9.3)
|
54.8
(12.7)
|
60.8
(16.0)
|
69.8
(21.0)
|
80.1
(26.7)
|
89.6
(32.0)
|
88.5
(31.4)
|
80.7
(27.1)
|
68.1
(20.1)
|
54.2
(12.3)
|
44.3
(6.8)
|
65.4
(18.6)
|
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
21.7
(?5.7)
|
23.9
(?4.5)
|
28.3
(?2.1)
|
32.3
(0.2)
|
39.3
(4.1)
|
45.8
(7.7)
|
52.5
(11.4)
|
50.8
(10.4)
|
43.8
(6.6)
|
34.6
(1.4)
|
26.5
(?3.1)
|
21.6
(?5.8)
|
35.1
(1.7)
|
Average
precipitation
inches (mm)
|
3.00
(76)
|
2.41
(61)
|
2.10
(53)
|
1.13
(29)
|
0.92
(23)
|
0.52
(13)
|
0.26
(6.6)
|
0.31
(7.9)
|
0.42
(11)
|
1.21
(31)
|
1.62
(41)
|
2.80
(71)
|
16.7
(423.5)
|
Average snowfall inches (cm)
|
19.1
(49)
|
16.0
(41)
|
14.3
(36)
|
2.7
(6.9)
|
0.2
(0.51)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
1.3
(3.3)
|
5.0
(13)
|
16.5
(42)
|
75.1
(191.71)
|
Source: NOAA
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|
Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
2020
| 1,396
| | ?
|
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As of the
2010 census
, there were 1,415 people in the CDP. The population density was 416.2 inhabitants per square mile (160.7/km
2
). There were 686 housing units at an average density of 201.8 per square mile (77.9/km
2
). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.5%
White
, 0.2%
African American
, 0.4%
Native American
, 0.9%
Asian
, 0.8% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 0.5%
some other race
, and 1.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 4.6% of the population.
[11]
There were 641 households, out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were headed by
married couples
living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21, and the average family size was 2.66.
[11]
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 14.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 17.3% from 25 to 44, 41.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
[11]
For the period 2007?2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $79,324, and the median income for a family was $96,518. Male full-time workers had a median income of $51,464 versus $77,000 for females. The
per capita income
for the CDP was $87,680. About 3.3% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 0% of those age 65 or over.
[12]
Education
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The Verdi area is served by the
Washoe County School District
.
Economy
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Verdi is home to two of the closest Nevada
casinos
and RV parks to California on I-80:
[13]
Terrible's Gold Ranch Casino, now known simply as Gold Ranch Casino, at Exit 2 and the
Boomtown Reno
at Exit 4. Nearby is the closest
Cabela's
to California.
References
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- ^
"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
September 19,
2022
.
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a
b
c
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verdi, Nevada
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a
b
c
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Verdi CDP, Nevada"
. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
the original
on February 12, 2020
. Retrieved
January 17,
2013
.
- ^
Carlson, Helen S. (1985).
Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary
. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 238.
ISBN
0-87417-094-X
.
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"A Brief History of Verdi", Verdi History Center
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Renda, Matthew (Summer 2018).
"VERDI'S HISTORIC TRAIN HEIST"
.
tahoequarterly.com
. Retrieved
August 22,
2020
.
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Cachinero, Eric (March?April 2018).
"HIGHWAYMEN Nevada outlaws conducted the first train robbery in the West"
.
www.nevadamagazine.com
. Retrieved
August 22,
2020
.
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Greenhaw, Charles (October 6, 1998).
"How to rob a train (and how not to)"
.
Elko Daily Free Press
. p. 16
. Retrieved
April 12,
2020
.
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. NOAA
https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
. Retrieved
November 29,
2015
.
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"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2016
.
- ^
a
b
c
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Verdi CDP, Nevada"
. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
the original
on February 12, 2020
. Retrieved
January 17,
2013
.
- ^
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Verdi CDP, Nevada"
. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
the original
on February 12, 2020
. Retrieved
January 17,
2013
.
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Terrible's Gold Ranch Casino
External links
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Media related to
Verdi, Nevada
at Wikimedia Commons