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Crescent Valley, Nevada
Crescent Valley, Nevada
Census-designated place
	Crescent Valley Location within the state of Nevada
	Coordinates: 40°24′58″N 116°34′35″W / 40.41611°N 116.57639°W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Eureka
Area
• Total	2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2)
• Land	2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	4,810 ft (1,470 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	512
• Density	229.60/sq mi (88.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	89821
Area code	775
FIPS code	32-16300
GNIS feature ID	2583914

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Crescent Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Eureka County, Nevada, United States,^[2]^[3] directly off Nevada State Route 306. It is the site of Crescent Valley Elementary School, Crescent Valley Fair Grounds, and Crescent Valley Community Park. The census-designated place (CDP) of Crescent Valley had a population of 483 as of the 2020 census.^[4]

Crescent Valley is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office had been in operation at Crescent Valley since 1963, closing in 2008.^[5] A small store at the SE corner of 2nd street and State Route 306 has one of the only “Village Post Offices” in the state of Nevada. Postal boxes to receive mail were installed at the Fairgrounds. Mail is delivered from the Post Office in Carlin, Nevada by automobile.

The community takes its name from the valley in which it is located, which in turn was named on account of its crescent shape.^[6]

Education

While the only school in town is an elementary school, students who attend middle high school are bussed to the Battle Mountain Junior and Senior High Schools in Battle Mountain. Crescent Valley enjoys an Education Index that is above the Nevada state average.^[7]

Crescent Valley has a public library, a branch of the Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System.^[8]

Geography

Crescent Valley is located along the western border of Eureka County, 19 miles (31 km) south of Interstate 80 and 87 miles (140 km) north of Austin. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Crescent Valley CDP has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), all of it land.^[9] The town itself is about one mile (1.6 km) in length and width with houses and streets on the outskirts reaching as far as two miles (3.2 km) south and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	512		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[10]

Recreation and holidays

The park in Crescent Valley is a small area consisting of two pavilions, a large area for picnicking complete with barbecues, a bathroom, a baseball field for the CVES youth baseball teams, a playground, a basketball court, and a horseshoe tossing area.

The town celebrates all holidays at the fairgrounds, also known as the community center, including "Founder's Day" near the end of June. Founders Day is the celebration of the town itself with games such as horseshoe tossing near the park and pig chasing at the fairgrounds.

Environment

According to the 2010 Air Pollution Index, Crescent Valley's air pollution is below the national average.^[11]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent Valley
^ "Eureka County Code - Title 13 - Town of Crescent Valley" (PDF). Eureka County. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
^ Crescent Valley census
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent Valley Village Post Office
^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.
^ "Crescent Valley, NV Quality of Life Indexes- CLRSearch". www.clrsearch.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^ "Nevada Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crescent Valley CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 16, 2016.^{[dead link]}
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Crescent Valley, NV Pollution Levels and Indexes - CLRSearch". www.clrsearch.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

External links

[TigerWebMapServer-1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent Valley

[3] "Eureka County Code - Title 13 - Town of Crescent Valley" (PDF). Eureka County. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

[4] Crescent Valley census

[5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent Valley Village Post Office

[6] Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.

[7] "Crescent Valley, NV Quality of Life Indexes- CLRSearch". www.clrsearch.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[8] "Nevada Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.

[Census_2010-9] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crescent Valley CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 16, 2016.^{[dead link]}

[DecennialCensus-10] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[11] "Crescent Valley, NV Pollution Levels and Indexes - CLRSearch". www.clrsearch.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

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-'''Crescent Valley''' is an [[Unincorporated towns in Nevada|unincorporated town]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka County Code - Title 13 - Town of Crescent Valley|publisher=Eureka County|url=http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/county%20code/Title%2013%20Town%20of%20Crescent%20Valley.pdf|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> in [[Eureka County, Nevada|Eureka County]], [[Nevada]], United States, directly off [[Nevada State Route 306]]. It is the site of Crescent Valley Elementary School, Crescent Valley Fair Grounds, and Crescent Valley Community Park. The [[census-designated place]] (CDP) of Crescent Valley had a population of 392 as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3216300| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crescent Valley CDP, Nevada| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=February 16, 2016}}</ref>
+'''Crescent Valley''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Eureka County, Nevada|Eureka County]], [[Nevada]], United States,<ref name="gnis">{{GNIS|2583914|Crescent Valley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka County Code - Title 13 - Town of Crescent Valley|publisher=Eureka County|url=http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/county%20code/Title%2013%20Town%20of%20Crescent%20Valley.pdf|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> directly off [[Nevada State Route 306]]. It is the site of Crescent Valley Elementary School, Crescent Valley Fair Grounds, and Crescent Valley Community Park. The [[census-designated place]] (CDP) of Crescent Valley had a population of 483 as of the 2020 census.<ref>[https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/3216300?mprop=count&popt=Person&hl=en Crescent Valley census]</ref>
 Crescent Valley is part of the [[Elko, Nevada|Elko]] [[Elko micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].
 ==History==
-A post office has been in operation at Crescent Valley since 1963.<ref>{{GNIS|864621|name=Crescent Valley Village Post Office}}</ref>  The community takes its name from the valley in which it is located, which in turn was named on account of its crescent shape.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=34}}</ref>
+A post office had been in operation at Crescent Valley since 1963, closing in 2008.<ref>{{GNIS|864621|name=Crescent Valley Village Post Office}}</ref>  A small store at the SE corner of 2nd street and State Route 306 has one of the only “Village Post Offices” in the state of Nevada. Postal boxes to receive mail were installed at the Fairgrounds. Mail is delivered from the Post Office in [[Carlin, Nevada]] by automobile.
+The community takes its name from the valley in which it is located, which in turn was named on account of its crescent shape.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=34}}</ref>
 ==Education==
-While the only school in town is an elementary school, students who attend middle high school are bussed to the Battle Mountain Junior and Senior High Schools in [[Battle Mountain, Nevada|Battle Mountain]]. Crescent Valley enjoys an [[Education Index]] that is above the Nevada state average.<ref>http://www.clrsearch.com/Crescent_Valley_Demographics/NV/Quality-of-Life</ref>
+While the only school in town is an elementary school, students who attend middle high school are bussed to the Battle Mountain Junior and Senior High Schools in [[Battle Mountain, Nevada|Battle Mountain]]. Crescent Valley enjoys an [[Education Index]] that is above the Nevada state average.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clrsearch.com/Crescent_Valley_Demographics/NV/Quality-of-Life |title=Crescent Valley, NV Quality of Life Indexes- CLRSearch |website=www.clrsearch.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730095156/http://www.clrsearch.com/Crescent_Valley_Demographics/NV/Quality-of-Life |archive-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+Crescent Valley  has a [[public library]], a branch of the Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/nevada/ | title=Nevada Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref>
-[[Image:Crescent Valley.jpg|thumb|300px|Crescent Valley]]
 ==Geography==
-Crescent Valley is located along the western border of Eureka County, {{convert|19|mi}} south of [[Interstate 80]] and {{convert|87|mi}} north of [[Austin, Nevada|Austin]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Crescent Valley CDP has an area of {{convert|5.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town itself is about 1 mile in length and width with houses and streets on the outskirts reaching as far as 2 miles south and .6 miles north.
+Crescent Valley is located along the western border of Eureka County, {{convert|19|mi}} south of [[Interstate 80 in Nevada|Interstate 80]] and {{convert|87|mi}} north of [[Austin, Nevada|Austin]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Crescent Valley CDP has an area of {{convert|5.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crescent Valley CDP, Nevada |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3216300 |accessdate=February 16, 2016 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The town itself is about one mile (1.6 km) in length and width with houses and streets on the outskirts reaching as far as two miles (3.2 km) south and {{convert|0.6|mi}} north.
+==Demographics==
+{{US Census population
+|align=left|2020= 512
+|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
+}}{{clear left}}
 ==Recreation and holidays==
+[[File:Crescent Valley.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Crescent Valley, September 2009]]
-The park in Crescent Valley is a small area consisting of two pavilions, a large area for picnicking complete with barbecues, a bathroom, a baseball field for the CVES youth baseball teams, a playground, a basketball court, and a horseshoe tossing area. The dirt hills and ditches on the outskirts of Crescent Valley are the perfect type of terrain to enjoy some dirt biking, which is the common interest between the younger kids and teens.
+The park in Crescent Valley is a small area consisting of two pavilions, a large area for picnicking complete with barbecues, a bathroom, a baseball field for the CVES youth baseball teams, a playground, a basketball court, and a horseshoe tossing area.
-The town celebrates all holidays at the fairgrounds, also known as the community center, including "Founder's Day" near the end of June. Founders Day is the celebration of the town itself with games such as horseshoe tossing near the park and pig chasing at the fairgrounds. Other holidays usually are celebrated by special events and dinners at the fairgrounds. Easter is celebrated with an Easter egg hunt and a raffle for prizes at The Ranch House bar and grill on the north side of town. Trick-or-treaters can be found all throughout the town on Halloween, and every year a special "Christmas Carol" Hayride is organized in December.
+The town celebrates all holidays at the fairgrounds, also known as the community center, including "Founder's Day" near the end of June. Founders Day is the celebration of the town itself with games such as horseshoe tossing near the park and pig chasing at the fairgrounds.
-==Climate==
-{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2016}}
-Spring time climate is variable, with comparably high and low temperatures, with a considerable amount of rain and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms have, in the past, caused rolling blackouts and loss of reception. Most citizens find it in their best interest to acquire a generator.
-The summer time is very hot, reaching the low 100s. There is still a lot of wind and clouds, however, so it is not good weather to swim in. The most common sources of home cooling are evaporative coolers.
-Fall is a cold time of year, with showers beginning around this time. The temperature variation ends, and maintains a relatively constant average in the 60s.
-Winter is an extremely cold time of year, getting into the low negatives, often accompanied by 1–2 feet of snow. Although they keep the roads plowed, ice is still a serious danger on the roads in and out of Crescent Valley.
 ==Environment==
-According to the 2010 [[Air quality|Air Pollution Index]], Crescent Valley's air pollution is below the national average.<ref>http://www.clrsearch.com/Crescent_Valley_Demographics/NV/Pollution-Levels</ref>
+According to the 2010 [[Air quality|Air Pollution Index]], Crescent Valley's air pollution is below the national average.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clrsearch.com/Crescent_Valley_Demographics/NV/Pollution-Levels |title=Crescent Valley, NV Pollution Levels and Indexes - CLRSearch |website=www.clrsearch.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120020431/http://www.clrsearch.com/Crescent_Valley_Demographics/NV/Pollution-Levels |archive-date=20 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+==See also==
+* [[List of census-designated places in Nevada]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|22em}}
 ==External links==
-{{Portal|Nevada}}
+{{commons category|Crescent Valley, Nevada}}
 * [http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/ Eureka County website]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100718135509/http://www.elkocountylibrary.org/crescentbranch.htm Crescent Valley Branch Library]
 {{Eureka County, Nevada}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Census-designated places in Nevada]]
 [[Category:Census-designated places in Eureka County, Nevada]]
 [[Category:Elko, Nevada micropolitan area]]
-[[Category:Unincorporated towns in Nevada]]

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County seat: Eureka
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