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
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Eureka
Area [1]
• Total	2.23 sq mi (5.78 km^2)
• Land	2.23 sq mi (5.78 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	4,810 ft (1,470 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	512
• Density	229.60/sq mi (88.66/km^2)
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[2]

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 and 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

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 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]

See also

• List of census-designated places in Nevada

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent Valley
3. "Eureka County Code - Title 13 - Town of Crescent Valley" (PDF). Eureka County. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2016. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
9. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crescent Valley CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 16, 2016.^{[dead link‍]}
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. 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.

External links

• Eureka County website
• Crescent Valley Branch Library