Dyer, Nevada
Dyer is an unincorporated town, located in Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It had a population of 324 as of the 2018 American Community Survey.[3] The town serves the surrounding area's sparse rural population of mainly ranchers and indigenous Paiute people. The town has a gas station/store, cafe, post office and airport.
Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California. It is 25 miles (40 km) south of U.S. Route 6 and 15 miles (24 km) north of Oasis, California. The town is part of the Dyer Census Designated Place.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 232 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
History
The post office at Dyer has been in operation since 1889.[5] The community took its name from nearby Dyer's Ranch.[6]
Education
Residents are zoned to the Esmeralda County School District for grades K-8.[7]
High school students in the entire county go to Tonopah High School of Nye County School District.[8]
The county is in the service area of Great Basin College.[9]
Climate
The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[10]
Climate data for Dyer, Nevada | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) | 11 (52) | 15 (59) | 19 (67) | 24 (76) | 30 (86) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 28 (83) | 22 (71) | 14 (57) | 8 (47) | 21 (69) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9 (16) | −6 (22) | −3 (26) | −1 (31) | 4 (39) | 8 (47) | 12 (53) | 11 (51) | 6 (43) | 0 (32) | −6 (22) | −9 (15) | 1 (33) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 10 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 7.6 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 7.6 (0.3) | 130 (5) |
Source: Weatherbase [11] |
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dyer
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile". Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Esmeralda County, NV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2022. - Text list
- ^ "Education". Esmeralda County, Nevada. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Data and Information". Great Basin College. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Climate Summary for Dyer, Nevada
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.
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