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West Wendover, Nevada

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The 2000 Census showed that West Wendover had a population of 4,721 people ^<1>. This represents 0.23% of the total population of Nevada, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

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

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	4,997	+5.85%	-0.4% since 2007
2007	5,017	+6.27%	+1.79% since 2006
2006	4,929	+4.41%	+1.88% since 2005
2005	4,838	+2.48%	+0.58% since 2004
2004	4,810	+1.89%	+0.71% since 2003
2003	4,776	+1.17%
2002	4,779	+1.23%	-2.09% since 2001
2001	4,881	+3.39%	+3.39% since 2000
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2000	4,721	The Last Census

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
9	Mesquite	S	271 mi [436.1 km]	16,444	75.14% increase
10	Fallon	W	263 mi [423.3 km]	8,525	13.12% increase
11	Winnemucca	W	191 mi [307.4 km]	8,085	12.7% increase
-12-	West Wendover			4,997	5.85% increase
13	Ely	S	109 mi [175.4 km]	4,049	0.2% increase
14	Yerington	SW	295 mi [474.8 km]	3,856	33.75% increase
15	Carlin	W	106 mi [170.6 km]	2,083	3.61% decrease

West Wendover had 1,626 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that West Wendover has an area ^<4> of 7.5 square miles [19.41 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, West Wendover had a 2000 population density of 629 people per square mile [243.2 people/km²], making it the state's 11th most densely populated area.

Elko County

The city of West Wendover is located in Elko County.

The county had a population of 45,235 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 4,721 people, West Wendover contained 10.44% of the Elko County total.

In addition, where the community of West Wendover has a population density of 629 people per square mile [243.2 people/km²], Elko County averages 2.63 people per square mile [1.02 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in West Wendover and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on West Wendover. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	6,629	5.93% increase
30 mi [48 km]	2	6,629	5.93% increase

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 West Wendover.

A Census Quickfact is available for Elko County (QF-32007).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Elko County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Humboldt	QF-32013	W	17,763	11.72% increase
Lander	QF-32015	SW	5,086	10.68% decrease
Eureka	QF-32011	SW	1,628	---
White Pine	QF-32033	S	9,199	1.89% increase
Tooele (UT)	QF-49045	E	56,941	36.83% increase
Box Elder (UT)	QF-49003	E	49,015	14.33% increase
Cassia (ID)	QF-16031	NE	21,348	0.2% decrease
Twin Falls (ID)	QF-16083	N	74,284	15.48% increase
Owyhee (ID)	QF-16073	N	10,877	1.81% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	32 (Nevada)
	County Code:	007 (Elko County)
	Place Code:	83730 (West Wendover)

	State & County Code:	32007 (Nevada/Elko County)

	State & Place Code:	3283730 (Nevada/West Wendover)

West Wendover 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 West Wendover.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between West Wendover and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of West Wendover. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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