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Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,118. It is the county seat of Mineral County. The nearby Hawthorne Army Depot is the primary economic base of the town.

History
The first permanent settlement at Hawthorne was established in 1880. The townsite was selected in 1880 by H. M. Yerington, president of the Carson and Colorado Railroad Co. as a division and distribution site for the new railroad. In 1883, Hawthorne took the Esmeralda County seat from declining Aurora but later lost it to booming Goldfield. In 1911, it again became a county seat, this time for the new Mineral County. ==Geography==
Geography
Hawthorne is located in west-central Mineral County at (38.525198, -118.623053). It is nearly surrounded by the Hawthorne Army Depot and is bordered to the northwest by the remains of the community of Babbitt. U.S. Route 95 passes through the community, leading north to Fallon and southeast to Tonopah. Nevada State Route 359 leads southwest from Hawthorne to the California border, from where California State Route 167 continues to Mono City. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hawthorne CDP has a total area of , all land. Walker Lake is to the north, and the Wassuk Range overlooks the town from the west. The highest point in the range and in Mineral County, Mount Grant, is northwest of Hawthorne. Climate Hawthorne has a cool desert climate (Bwk). ==Demographics==
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Hawthorne had a population of 3,118. The median age was 47.5 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.2 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,444 households in Hawthorne, of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.9% were married-couple households, 26.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 1,465 households 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.2% of households were one person and 15.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.74. The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,413, and the median income for a family was $41,733. Males had a median income of $31,344 versus $25,058 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,830. About 8.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==
Education
Hawthorne has a public library, the Mineral County Library. ==Places of interest==
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File:MINERAL COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg|Mineral County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. File:Lovedays Inn (Hawthorne, Nevada) 01.jpg|Lovedays Inn File:Mineral County Museum (Hawthorne, Nevada) 001.jpg|Mineral County Museum File:Macedonia Baptist Church (Hawthorne, Nevada) 001.jpg|Macedonia Baptist Church File:Hawthorne Cemetery, Nevada.jpg|Soldiers' Memorial File:Hawthorne Ordnance Museum 003.jpg|Hawthorne Ordnance Museum File:Hawthorne Post Office.jpg|Hawthorne Post Office ==References==
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