Dyer, Nevada
Dyer is a census-designated place located in Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It had a population of 324 as of the 2018 American Community Survey.[3] The town serves the surrounding area's sparse rural population of mainly ranchers and indigenous Paiute people. The town has a gas station/store, cafe, post office and airport.
Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California. It is 25 miles (40 km) south of U.S. Route 6 and 15 miles (24 km) north of Oasis, California. The town is part of the Dyer Census Designated Place.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 259 | — | |
2020 | 232 | −10.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
History
The post office at Dyer has been in operation since 1889.[5] The community took its name from nearby Dyer's Ranch.[6]
Education
Residents are zoned to the Esmeralda County School District for grades K-8.[7]
High school students in the entire county go to Tonopah High School of Nye County School District.[8]
The county is in the service area of Great Basin College.[9]
Climate
The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[10]
Climate data for Dyer, Nevada | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) | 76 (24) | 82 (28) | 95 (35) | 101 (38) | 106 (41) | 111 (44) | 105 (41) | 102 (39) | 93 (34) | 86 (30) | 72 (22) | 111 (44) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 46 (8) | 52 (11) | 59 (15) | 67 (19) | 76 (24) | 86 (30) | 93 (34) | 91 (33) | 83 (28) | 71 (22) | 57 (14) | 47 (8) | 69 (21) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16 (−9) | 22 (−6) | 26 (−3) | 33 (1) | 39 (4) | 47 (8) | 53 (12) | 51 (11) | 43 (6) | 32 (0) | 22 (−6) | 15 (−9) | 33 (1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −21 (−29) | −23 (−31) | −6 (−21) | 5 (−15) | 12 (−11) | 18 (−8) | 30 (−1) | 19 (−7) | 12 (−11) | 1 (−17) | −20 (−29) | −17 (−27) | −23 (−31) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.5 (13) | 0.5 (13) | 0.4 (10) | 0.5 (13) | 0.5 (13) | 0.3 (7.6) | 0.4 (10) | 0.4 (10) | 0.4 (10) | 0.4 (10) | 0.4 (10) | 0.4 (10) | 5.1 (129.6) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.6 (9.1) | 2.3 (5.8) | 1.7 (4.3) | 1.4 (3.6) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 1.1 (2.8) | 1.7 (4.3) | 12.6 (31.93) |
Source: Weatherbase [11] |
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dyer
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile". Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Esmeralda County, NV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2022. - Text list
- ^ "Education". Esmeralda County, Nevada. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Data and Information". Great Basin College. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Climate Summary for Dyer, Nevada
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.
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