Hiko, Nevada | |
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 Entering Hiko, Nevada from the north onSR 318 | |
  Hiko Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates:37°38′20″N115°11′42″W / 37.63889°N 115.19500°W /37.63889; -115.19500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.74 sq mi (61.49 km2) |
| • Land | 23.41 sq mi (60.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,315 ft (1,315 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 124 |
| • Density | 5.30/sq mi (2.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 89017 |
| FIPS code | 32-32900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583932[2] |
| Reference no. | 206 |
Hiko is a small, agrarian community in theTonopah Basin onState Route 318 inLincoln County,Nevada, United States. It is acensus-designated place, with a population of 119 at the2010 census.[3]
The first permanent settlement at Hiko was made in 1853.[4] Hiko was thecounty seat of Lincoln County from 1867 to 1871 and a few hundred residents lived nearby, due largely tosilver mines in the area. Today, the area is a farming and ranching area, and not much remains of the old town except the cemetery, some mill ruins and a red rock building that was a general store. Although populated, Hiko appears on at least two ghost town lists.[5][6] Most of the residents of Hiko own farms or ranches, and little to no industrial activity takes place there. In 1871 Hiko was replaced as the county seat of Lincoln County with the current seat,Pioche.[7]
TheHiko andCrystal Springs provide a large supply of water for the Hiko farms and ranches. The Hiko farming community is located in the north end of thePahranagat Valley and lies at an elevation of 3,869 feet (1,179 m), with a ZIP code of 89017.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 119 | — | |
| 2020 | 124 | 4.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
Hiko has acold desert climate (Köppen:BWk). Summers are hot, and winters feature cool days with cold nights.
| Climate data for Hiko, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) | 81 (27) | 86 (30) | 93 (34) | 101 (38) | 107 (42) | 110 (43) | 106 (41) | 104 (40) | 99 (37) | 83 (28) | 73 (23) | 110 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.1 (11.2) | 55.7 (13.2) | 63.2 (17.3) | 69.8 (21.0) | 79.1 (26.2) | 89.4 (31.9) | 95.1 (35.1) | 93.6 (34.2) | 86.4 (30.2) | 74.7 (23.7) | 61.5 (16.4) | 50.7 (10.4) | 72.6 (22.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 38.9 (3.8) | 42.1 (5.6) | 48.2 (9.0) | 54.3 (12.4) | 63.0 (17.2) | 71.9 (22.2) | 78.1 (25.6) | 76.4 (24.7) | 69.3 (20.7) | 58.1 (14.5) | 46.1 (7.8) | 37.6 (3.1) | 57.0 (13.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 33.3 (0.7) | 38.7 (3.7) | 46.9 (8.3) | 54.4 (12.4) | 61.2 (16.2) | 59.2 (15.1) | 52.3 (11.3) | 41.6 (5.3) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 41.4 (5.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −3 (−19) | −3 (−19) | 6 (−14) | 12 (−11) | 22 (−6) | 33 (1) | 43 (6) | 32 (0) | 28 (−2) | 16 (−9) | 12 (−11) | −11 (−24) | −11 (−24) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.72 (18) | 0.92 (23) | 0.85 (22) | 0.47 (12) | 0.46 (12) | 0.29 (7.4) | 0.51 (13) | 0.56 (14) | 0.50 (13) | 0.71 (18) | 0.43 (11) | 0.88 (22) | 7.30 (185) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.2 (0.51) | 2.3 (5.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 35.9 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Source: NOAA[9][10] | |||||||||||||
Media related toHiko, Nevada at Wikimedia CommonsMunicipalities and communities ofLincoln County, Nevada,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |