Mina, Nevada
History
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Mina was founded as a railroad town in 1905 and was named for Ferminia Sarras, a large landowner and famed prospector known as the "Copper Queen". The Carson and Colorado Railway, a division of Southern Pacific Railroad, had a station in the town. The railroad is long gone – the last section between Thorne and Mina shut down in 1985 – but at one time a local shuttle called the "Slim Princess" allowed Native Americans to ride free of charge atop the railcars, and passengers and crew would shoot wild game from open windows. The train moved slowly enough that hunters were able to retrieve their game and reboard.
Gee Jon and Hughie Sing were convicted of the August 27, 1921, murder in Mina of Tom Quong Kee. Gee Jon, a 29-year-old member of the Hop Sing Tong, became the first person to be executed by lethal gas. The execution was at the Nevada State Prison on February 8, 1924.
Name
Some sources state that the name is derived from the Spanish word meaning "mine". Other sources state that John C. Fulton (or John M. Fulton), division general manager for the Southern Pacific Railroad, named the town after Fermina Sarras (or Sarrias), a Nicaraguan woman who was operating nearby copper prospects.
Initially a railroad station was intended to be at Sodaville, but agreement between the railroad and land speculators could not be reached, so Mina, Nevada, was platted two miles north of Sodaville.
Geography
Mina is located in the Soda Spring Valley of eastern Mineral County along U.S. Route 95, 32 miles (51 km) southeast of Hawthorne and 70 miles (110 km) northwest of Tonopah. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mina CDP has an area of 2.41 square miles (6.24 km), of which 0.001 square miles (0.6 acres), or 0.04%, are water.
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.
| Climate data for Mina, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
78 (26) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
106 (41) |
111 (44) |
108 (42) |
105 (41) |
94 (34) |
81 (27) |
70 (21) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 60.9 (16.1) |
65.9 (18.8) |
75.0 (23.9) |
83.8 (28.8) |
91.0 (32.8) |
100.1 (37.8) |
104.0 (40.0) |
101.8 (38.8) |
96.3 (35.7) |
86.6 (30.3) |
72.0 (22.2) |
60.3 (15.7) |
104.5 (40.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49.0 (9.4) |
54.0 (12.2) |
62.2 (16.8) |
68.3 (20.2) |
77.7 (25.4) |
88.9 (31.6) |
97.4 (36.3) |
95.6 (35.3) |
86.4 (30.2) |
72.4 (22.4) |
58.3 (14.6) |
47.6 (8.7) |
71.5 (21.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 38.2 (3.4) |
42.4 (5.8) |
49.0 (9.4) |
54.7 (12.6) |
64.1 (17.8) |
74.4 (23.6) |
82.2 (27.9) |
79.8 (26.6) |
70.5 (21.4) |
57.5 (14.2) |
45.8 (7.7) |
36.9 (2.7) |
58.0 (14.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.3 (−2.6) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
35.7 (2.1) |
41.0 (5.0) |
50.5 (10.3) |
59.8 (15.4) |
67.0 (19.4) |
64.0 (17.8) |
54.5 (12.5) |
42.6 (5.9) |
33.2 (0.7) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
44.4 (6.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 10.4 (−12.0) |
15.4 (−9.2) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
35.4 (1.9) |
42.3 (5.7) |
55.8 (13.2) |
52.3 (11.3) |
39.1 (3.9) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
8.9 (−12.8) |
6.3 (−14.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) |
−20 (−29) |
0 (−18) |
7 (−14) |
20 (−7) |
21 (−6) |
32 (0) |
34 (1) |
18 (−8) |
10 (−12) |
0 (−18) |
−23 (−31) |
−23 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.48 (12) |
0.54 (14) |
0.46 (12) |
0.57 (14) |
0.83 (21) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.53 (13) |
0.24 (6.1) |
0.23 (5.8) |
0.57 (14) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.50 (13) |
5.57 (140.7) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.0 (5.1) |
1.7 (4.3) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
1.4 (3.6) |
7.8 (19.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 36.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 155 | — | |
| 2020 | 127 | −18.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
References
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Nevada". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "P1. Race – Mina CDP, Nebraska: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Zanjani, Sally (2000). A Mine of Her Own: Women Prospectors in the American West, 1850-1950. University of Nebraska Pres. ISBN 0803299168. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Asian Pacific American Historical Timeline Details (1920 to 1929)". USAsians.net. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ Carlson, Helen S. (January 1, 1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). Reno: Federal Writers' Project, W. P. A. 1941. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ Earl, Phillip I. (January 3, 1988). "2 Nevada towns' existence linked to greedy land speculators". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 38. Retrieved August 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCraken, Arthur D. (1987). "An Interview with Albert Bradshaw". Nye County History Project. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ Climate Summary for Mina, Nevada
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Mina, NV". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Reno". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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