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Wadsworth, Nevada

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In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.16.
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of 2000, there were 881 people, 328 households, and 225 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 237.7 inhabitants per square mile (91.8/km). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 97.1 per square mile (37.5/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 28.94%
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stated that historically Natchez had issues with academic performance but by 2017 had a new principal and newly hired teachers. The district extensively renovated the school in summer 2017, spending $ 1.5 million to do so.
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 31,198, and the median income for a family was $ 32,109. Males had a median income of $ 24,479 versus $ 24,554 for females. The
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was signed into law by President Eisenhower, making it a violation of federal law to use aircraft or motorized vehicles on public land in hunting wild horses and burros.
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was filmed in Wadsworth. Ford would go on to enjoy one of the greatest careers in cinema, eventually winning an unprecedented four Academy Awards as director.
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Wadsworth is also home base to a popular Christian Rock radio station, named Renegade Radio, which broadcasts at 101.3 FM and streams at renegaderadio.org
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counties. In 1959, Conforte served 22 months in jail after attempting to blackmail Washoe County District Attorney
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After middle school, students or they come back to the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Pyramid Lake High School
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There were 328 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were
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and is the only school in the district that is on a Native American reservation. Holly O'Driscoll of the
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for the CDP was $ 14,756. About 7.2% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the
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Circa 2000 Natchez Elementary School in Wadsworth had about 160 students with 94% being
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of Wadsworth, nicknamed "Wild Horse Annie", had lobbied Congress to pass the bill.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wadsworth, Nevada
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Residents zoned to Natchez Elementary are zoned to Mendive Middle School and
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described it as "a small, older" facility. In 2017 Siobhan McAndrew of the
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Some students at Natchez Elementary matriculate to a
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Nevada's Heartland: Washoe County and its Neighbors
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The town was named for General 999: 701:"ArcGIS REST Services Directory" 318:and located entirely within the 52: 40: 1243:Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation 926: 405: 320:Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation 837: 822: 740: 731: 656:-contracted secondary school, 601:'s early western masterpiece, 1: 941:Washoe County School District 703:. United States Census Bureau 686: 618:Washoe County School District 316:Metropolitan Statistical Area 174:267.04/sq mi (103.10/km) 58:Location of Wadsworth, Nevada 611: 345: 153:4,075 ft (1,242 m) 18:CDP in Nevada, United States 7: 809:United States Census Bureau 761:United States Census Bureau 579:. The event is held in the 400:United States Census Bureau 10: 1393: 654:Bureau of Indian Education 647:Edward C. 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Index

CDP
Central Wadsworth
Location of Wadsworth, Nevada
39°38′8″N 119°16′59″W / 39.63556°N 119.28306°W / 39.63556; -119.28306
Country
State
Nevada
Time zone
UTC-8
Pacific (PST)
DST
UTC-7
ZIP code
Area code
775
FIPS code
GNIS
Nevada Historical Marker
census-designated place
Washoe County
Nevada
2010 census
Reno
Sparks
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation
James S. Wadsworth
Battle of the Wilderness
Leland Stanford
Central Pacific Railroad

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