Ursine, Nevada

Ursine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. It is located in the foothills of the White Rock Mountains on Eagle Valley about two miles downstream from the Eagle Valley Reservoir and Spring Valley State Park.[2][3] The population was 91 at the 2010 census.[4]

Ursine, Nevada
Census-designated place
Ursine is located in Nevada
Ursine
Ursine
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 37°59.15′N 114°12.78′W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Area
[1]
 • Total4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
 • Land4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total62
 • Density14.28/sq mi (5.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89043
FIPS code32-77200
GNIS feature ID0858226

A post office was established at Ursine in 1895, and remained in operation until 1959.[5] The community was named after the valley in which it is located.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202062—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. Caliente, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quad, USGS, 1978
  3. Wilson Creek Range, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quad, USGS, 1982
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ursine CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ursine Post Office (historical)
  6. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 47.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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