McGill, Nevada

In 1872, John Cowger established a ranch in the Steptoe Valley and acquired the water rights for the area. William Lyons and William McGill purchased the ranch in 1886. A post office was established at the ranch, now named McGill Ranch, in 1891. The Nevada Consolidated Copper Company had numerous mines in the region and was seeking a partner to create a smelter in the area. The Cumberland and Ely Mining Corporation had acquired of land near the ranch The town was briefly known as Smelter, before being renamed McGill, after the ranch. The population of the town grew from its inception to 1,904 in 1910 and 2,864 in 1920. In 1983, the price of copper along with the low-grade ore being mined led to Kennecott closing the smelter and demolishing it. With the primary employer gone, the population of McGill decreased to its current levels. ==Geography==

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. ==Demographics==

is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the 2000 census, there were 1,054 people, 448 households, and 305 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 599 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.72% White, 2.75% Native American, 2.3% Croatian, 0.19% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.80% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.74% of the population. There were 448 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89. 24.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median household income was $32,039, and the median family income was $42,679. Males had a median income of $36,149 compared with $19,813 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,643. About 11.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. ==Climate==

{{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = McGill, Nevada (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present) | Jan record high F = 66 | Feb record high F = 70 | Mar record high F = 84 | Apr record high F = 89 | May record high F = 96 | Jun record high F = 100 | Jul record high F = 104 | Aug record high F = 100 | Sep record high F = 97 | Oct record high F = 92 | Nov record high F = 78 | Dec record high F = 68 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 41.2 | Feb high F = 44.2 | Mar high F = 52.8 | Apr high F = 59.1 | May high F = 68.5 | Jun high F = 80.3 | Jul high F = 88.3 | Aug high F = 86.9 | Sep high F = 77.8 | Oct high F = 65.0 | Nov high F = 51.1 | Dec high F = 41.3 | year high F = 63.0 | Jan mean F = 28.0 | Feb mean F = 30.9 | Mar mean F = 38.6 | Apr mean F = 44.6 | May mean F = 53.0 | Jun mean F = 63.0 | Jul mean F = 71.0 | Aug mean F = 69.8 | Sep mean F = 60.2 | Oct mean F = 48.1 | Nov mean F = 36.7 | Dec mean F = 27.7 | year mean F = 47.6 | Jan low F = 14.9 | Feb low F = 17.6 | Mar low F = 24.4 | Apr low F = 30.2 | May low F = 37.5 | Jun low F = 45.8 | Jul low F = 53.6 | Aug low F = 52.7 | Sep low F = 42.7 | Oct low F = 31.2 | Nov low F = 22.2 | Dec low F = 14.1 | year low F = 32.2 | Jan record low F = -25 | Feb record low F = -22 | Mar record low F = -18 | Apr record low F = 6 | May record low F = 15 | Jun record low F = 20 | Jul record low F = 24 | Aug record low F = 27 | Sep record low F = 20 | Oct record low F = 4 | Nov record low F = -17 | Dec record low F = -24 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 0.65 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.74 | Mar precipitation inch = 0.90 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.06 | May precipitation inch = 1.04 | Jun precipitation inch = 0.60 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.49 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.54 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.75 | Oct precipitation inch = 0.75 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.66 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.67 | year precipitation inch = 8.85 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 5.3 | Feb precipitation days = 5.6 | Mar precipitation days = 5.3 | Apr precipitation days = 5.7 | May precipitation days = 5.9 | Jun precipitation days = 3.1 | Jul precipitation days = 3.2 | Aug precipitation days = 3.8 | Sep precipitation days = 3.6 | Oct precipitation days = 4.1 | Nov precipitation days = 3.9 | Dec precipitation days = 4.6 | year precipitation days = 54.1 | Jan snow inch = 6.3 | Feb snow inch = 7.7 | Mar snow inch = 5.9 | Apr snow inch = 3.6 | May snow inch = 1.2 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.6 | Nov snow inch = 3.4 | Dec snow inch = 8.2 | year snow inch = 36.9 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 2.1 | Feb snow days = 3.1 | Mar snow days = 2.8 | Apr snow days = 1.4 | May snow days = 0.3 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.1 | Oct snow days = 0.3 | Nov snow days = 1.4 | Dec snow days = 2.6 | year snow days = 14.1 | source = NOAA ==See also==