Empire, Nevada

Empire, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Empire, Nevada is located in Nevada
Empire, Nevada
Empire, Nevada
Location of Empire, Nevada
Empire, Nevada is located in the United States
Empire, Nevada
Empire, Nevada
Empire, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°34′32″N 119°20′28″W / 40.57556°N 119.34111°W / 40.57556; -119.34111
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.13 sq mi (13.30 km2)
 • Land5.13 sq mi (13.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,036 ft (1,230 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
47
 • Density9.16/sq mi (3.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89405
Area code775
FIPS code32-23700
GNIS feature ID2583921[2]
Downtown Empire

Empire is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, with a population estimated at 65 (2021).[3] Prior to the 2010 census it was part of the Gerlach–Empire census-designated place, it is now part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearest town, Nixon, is 60 miles (97 km) to the south on a reservation owned by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

For 63 years, from 1948 to 2011, Empire was a company town of the US Gypsum Corporation, a manufacturer of gypsum based construction sheetrock, and once had a population of more than 750 people. US Gypsum closed the mine and the town in 2011; the mine and town were bought in 2016 by the Empire Mining Company (EMC), a manufacturer of gypsum based agricultural and construction additives. In 2016, the town again became a company town under the new auspices of EMC. Since that date both the town and the mine have been partially reopened by the new owners.[3]

History

In 1907, Alex Ranson discovered gypsum near what later became Empire.[4] In late 1909, Alex Ranson, Nick Curnow, E. H. Cowles and James Raser filed a patent for a selenite placer mining claim.[5][6] In 1911, the mine was sold to unnamed buyers, rumored to be the plaster or gypsum trust from the eastern U.S. The sale was for between $50,000 (equivalent to $1,640,000 in 2023) and $100,000 (equivalent to $3,270,000 in 2023).[7] In 1922, the Pacific Portland Cement company started construction of a mill at what is now known as Empire.[8] In 1924, the Pacific Portland Cement company completed the move of their mill to the current location of Empire from a location near Mound House, Nevada near what was then known as Empire and the Carson River mills.[9] The company called the new plant Empire.[9] U.S. Gypsum bought the town in 1948.[10] Empire reached a maximum population of 750 in the early 1960s.

Amid a slump in the construction industry, the gypsum plant in Empire closed its doors on January 31, 2011, eliminating 95 jobs.[11][12] Residents with children were allowed to continue inhabiting their company homes through June 20, 2011, the end of the school year. After that date, Empire had empty homes and a large shuttered plant that made it seem almost like a ghost town. The ZIP Code, 89405, was also discontinued.[13] During the years that the mill and town were both closed (2011–2016), U.S. Gypsum first erected a large fence around the entire town and plant complex; it then retained two employees to patrol and maintain the property. It also brought two llamas onto the property to keep the grass trimmed.[3]

In mid-2016, U.S. Gypsum sold the town and the mine to the Empire Mining Company,[14][15] thus workers began to move back into the town to work under the new mine owners. Since 2016, both the mine and the town have been partially reopened by the new owners of the mine, with a total population of 65 (2021).[16][3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Empire CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.3 km2), all land.[17] Its elevation is 4,040 feet (1,230 m) above sea level.

Climate

Climate data for Empire, Nevada (Elevation 3,980ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 64
(18) 		68
(20) 		75
(24) 		82
(28) 		97
(36) 		103
(39) 		102
(39) 		102
(39) 		104
(40) 		89
(32) 		74
(23) 		64
(18) 		104
(40)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 43.1
(6.2) 		48.2
(9.0) 		54.6
(12.6) 		64.3
(17.9) 		74.4
(23.6) 		83.7
(28.7) 		92.7
(33.7) 		90.4
(32.4) 		85.5
(29.7) 		70.2
(21.2) 		54.1
(12.3) 		44.1
(6.7) 		67.1
(19.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 21.5
(−5.8) 		24.8
(−4.0) 		29.2
(−1.6) 		35.7
(2.1) 		43.3
(6.3) 		50.2
(10.1) 		57.6
(14.2) 		54.0
(12.2) 		48.0
(8.9) 		37.4
(3.0) 		26.7
(−2.9) 		22.1
(−5.5) 		37.5
(3.1)
Record low °F (°C) −3
(−19) 		−1
(−18) 		12
(−11) 		20
(−7) 		23
(−5) 		30
(−1) 		37
(3) 		41
(5) 		32
(0) 		16
(−9) 		7
(−14) 		−6
(−21) 		−6
(−21)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.96
(24) 		0.52
(13) 		0.64
(16) 		0.61
(15) 		0.74
(19) 		0.54
(14) 		0.14
(3.6) 		0.12
(3.0) 		0.20
(5.1) 		0.62
(16) 		0.35
(8.9) 		1.12
(28) 		6.56
(167)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 2.4
(6.1) 		1.8
(4.6) 		1.1
(2.8) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1.6
(4.1) 		7.0
(18)
Source: The Western Regional Climate Center[18]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010217—
202047−78.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[19]

Economy

Gypsum mining is the staple of Empire's economy. After the recent reopening of the town, Empire has returned to being a classic company town, though smaller than before. Once again, all residents of Empire are associated with the mining operations of the town. Until its temporary closure in 2011, the Empire gypsum mine was one of the longest continually operating mines in the U.S., operating for 88 years from 1923 to 2011. While many mines were shut down during World War II as resources were diverted to the war effort, gypsum was determined to be an "essential" resource and the mine was never closed during that period.

During its heyday under U.S. Gypsum, the town had a church, a public pool, a nine-hole golf course, an airport, and a post office. There was also a day-care facility for the employees of Empire, and a convenience store with a gas station, the only store for more than 50 miles (80 km). When EMC partially reopened the town in 2016, the store and gas station were transferred to new management. The Catholic Church of Empire also holds services on a monthly basis.

The economy of Empire includes serving tourists heading to the nearby Black Rock Desert and hunting. Since 1991, Burning Man, a week-long experimental festival with 78,850 participants (as of 2017), has been held nearby. The event is responsible for around 20% of the sales at the few commercial establishments in the area, which include the closest permanent fuel and grocery stops to the event site. The Black Rock Desert is also the site of many other recreational activities throughout the year.[20] After the closure of the plant in 2011, the grocery store remained the only source of provisions within 100 miles (160 km) of the Black Rock Desert.[14]

Transportation

Primary highway access to Empire is provided by State Route 447.

Empire Airport is a dirt airfield suitable only for light planes.[21][22]

Education

Washoe County School District is the area school district. Gerlach K-12 School is the local school.[23] It includes a branch of the Washoe County Library System.[24]

Ernest M. Johnson Elementary School in Empire opened in 1958.[25] Circa 2000, it had 62 students.[26] By 2000, the school's address was already in Gerlach.[27] The school moved to an addition at the Gerlach High School site in Gerlach in 2001.[25] In 2011, Gerlach High was converted into the Johnson Elementary School for K-12.[28]

The award-winning 2020 film Nomadland, based loosely on a true story, was partly filmed in Empire, and carefully documents some of the difficulties and adventures faced by a former Empire resident, Fern, after the closure of the town's gypsum plant. The main character is played by Frances McDormand. Fern was also a former employee at the town's Gypsum mill. Due to the plant closure, Fern, now age 62, is forced to leave town, and she starts a nomadic lifestyle, living out of her van, and taking on odd jobs along the way. The film is set in 2011 and 2012,[29] and its script intentionally omits any reference to the 2016 partial re-opening of the town, ending the film's story line apparently sometime before the 2016 re-opening.[30]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Empire, Nevada
  3. ^ a b c d Wiley, Melissa (April 23, 2021). "The true story of Empire, Nevada..." insider.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021. Empire mine bought out by investor and reopened on a smaller scale.
  4. ^ "Alex Ranson, who Discovered Gypsum Deposits at Empire, Dies in Reno at the age of 83". Nevada State Journal. July 9, 1954. p. 2. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Serial Patent 154542" (PDF). December 3, 1909. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Clarence. J. Thornton: Entrepreneur: Agriculture, Business, Politics, Ch. 3: Ranch Life in Northern Nevada and Eastern California". University of Nevada Oral History Project. 1989. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Deal Made for the Gerlach Gypsum Mine". The Pioche Record. Pioche, Nevada. February 11, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Tingley, J. V.; Quade, J (September 1, 1985). A mineral inventory of the Paradise-Denio -- and Sonoma-Gerlach Resource Areas, Winnemucca District, Nevada (Report). Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. p. 57. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Wheels of Huge Gypsum Plant Are Set in Motion at Gerlach". Reno Gazette-Journal. May 26, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Empire Gypsum Plant Is Sold". Nevada State Journal. May 1, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Empire, Nevada Completely Wiped Out By Recession". Huffington Post. June 22, 2011.
  12. ^ Bruder, Jessica (June 11, 2011). "Slump in construction industry creates a Sheetrock ghost town". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011 – via Yahoo! News.
  13. ^ Kane, Jenny (March 4, 2021). "Is Empire, the town in Nomadland, a real place? Here's the true story". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Cherished Burning Man pit stop - Empire Store - in limbo". San Francisco Chronicle. AP. July 12, 2020.
  15. ^ Kane, Jenny (June 3, 2016). "Gypsum mine, town of Empire sold for $10.25M". Reno Gazette Journal.
  16. ^ Kane, Jenny (August 27, 2016). "Empire Mining Co. plans to pump new life into Nevada ghost town". Las Vegas Review-Journal. AP.
  17. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Empire CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  18. ^ "Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Information". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  19. ^ "Explore Census Data". Census.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  20. ^ Fulbright, Leslie (August 28, 2005), "A warmer welcome, Residents of small Nevada town profit from annual counter cultural festival", San Francisco Chronicle
  21. ^ 2008–2009 Nevada Airport Directory & Pilot's Guide. Nevada Department of Transportation. pp. 32–33.
  22. ^ Grant, Ney (February 16, 2018). "Empire Nevada: A Modern Ghost Town". West Coast Flying Adventures.
  23. ^ "Gerlach K-12 School". Washoe County School District. Retrieved March 20, 2021. Welcome to the Gerlach K-12 School! [...] serving the communities of Gerlach and Empire.
  24. ^ O'Driscoll, Holly. "Education: Communities, schools closely linked". Nevada Living Magazine. Reno Gazette-Journal. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  25. ^ a b "A History of Schools" (PDF). Washoe County School District. p. 81. Retrieved March 19, 2021. - Despite the statement about the Gerlach campus opening in 2003, it states the addition was built in 2001 and the Johnson School address changed to Gerlach, NV by 2001
  26. ^ "Schools". Washoe County School District. September 1, 2000. Archived from the original on September 1, 2000. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  27. ^ "Elementary Schools". Washoe County School District. August 23, 2000. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  28. ^ "A History of Schools" (PDF). Washoe County School District. p. 237. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  29. ^ Brody, Richard (February 19, 2021). "'Nomadland,' Reviewed: Chloé Zhao's Nostalgic Portrait of Itinerant America". The New Yorker.
  30. ^ Brady-Brown, Annabel. "Nomadland sets Frances McDormand to shine against landscape of American West in grey nomad tale". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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