McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon
McDermitt | |
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Central McDermitt | |
Location of McDermitt (Nevada side) in Humboldt County | |
McDermitt McDermitt McDermitt | |
| Coordinates: 41°59′25″N 117°43′15″W / 41.99028°N 117.72083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada and Oregon |
| County | Humboldt County, Nevada, and Malheur County, Oregon |
| Named after | Lt. Col. Charles McDermit, 2nd Cavalry, California Volunteers |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,423 ft (1,348 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 124 |
| • Density | 79.2/sq mi (30.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 89421 (NV) and 89425 (OR) |
| Area codes | Area code 775 (NV), 458 and 541 (OR) |
| FIPS code | 32-44000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408198 |
McDermitt is an unincorporated community straddling the Nevada–Oregon border, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and Malheur County, Oregon, United States. McDermitt's economy has historically been based on mining, ranching, and farming. The last mining operation closed in 1990, resulting in a steady decline in population.
As of the 2010 census, the combined population was 513. Seventy-five percent of the residents were American Indian, predominantly Northern Paiute of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, whose members include Shoshone people.