Fallon, Nevada

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The 2000 Census showed that Fallon had a population of 7,536 people^<1>. This represents 0.37% of the total population of Nevada, making it the state's 10th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
7	Elko	NE	184 mi [296.1 km]	17,156	2.68% increase
8	Boulder City	SE	327 mi [526 km]	14,720	1.64% decrease
9	Mesquite	SE	312 mi [502 km]	16,444	75.14% increase
-10-	Fallon			8,525	13.12% increase
11	Winnemucca	NE	117 mi [188.3 km]	8,085	12.7% increase
12	West Wendover	E	263 mi [423.3 km]	4,997	5.85% increase
13	Ely	E	208 mi [334.7 km]	4,049	0.2% increase

Fallon had 3,336 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Fallon has an area^<4> of 3.05 square miles [7.89 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Fallon had a 2000 population density of 2,474 people per square mile [955 people/km²], making it the state's 4th most densely populated area.

Churchill County

The city of Fallon is located in Churchill County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 24,008 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 7,536 people, Fallon contained 31.39% of the Churchill County total.

In addition, where the community of Fallon has a population density of 2,474 people per square mile [955 people/km²], Churchill County averages 4.87 people per square mile [1.88 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Churchill County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Fallon.

A Census Quickfact is available for Churchill County (QF-32001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Churchill County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Lander	QF-32015	NE	5,086	10.68% decrease
	Lyon	QF-32019	SW	53,022	52.18% increase
	Mineral	QF-32021	S	4,684	6.45% decrease
	Nye	QF-32023	SE	44,375	33.99% increase
	Pershing	QF-32027	N	6,291	5.44% decrease
	Washoe	QF-32031	W	410,443	20.23% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Fallon:

Fallon is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Fallon.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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