Empire, Nevada

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Empire, Nevada is a small former company town in Washoe County best known for its gypsum mining history and its depiction as a near-ghost town in the film "Nomadland."

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Empire, Nevada canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
unincorporated community
areaCode 775
climate cold desert climate
companyTownClosed 2011
country United States
county Washoe County, Nevada
linked to: Washoe County
distanceToRenoApprox about 100 miles north
economicActivity industrial minerals operations
elevationFeet approximately 4000
featuredIn film "Nomadland"
linked to: Nomadland
GNISFeatureID 0855060
hasFacility church
company store
gas station
golf course
gypsum mine
gypsum wallboard plant
motel
post office
school
swimming pool
hasNearbyAirport Empire Airport
hasSettlementType former company town
historicalFunction company town
locatedAlong Nevada State Route 447
locatedIn Black Rock Desert
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedNear Gerlach, Nevada
mineAndPlantClosedBy United States Gypsum Company
near site of Burning Man (Black Rock Desert playa)
notableFor depiction as near-ghost town in "Nomadland"
ownedBy United States Gypsum Company
populationCensus2010 217
populationPeakApprox around 750
postalCode 89405
primaryIndustry gypsum mining
gypsum processing
region northwestern Nevada
repopulated yes
repopulationBeganApprox mid-2010s
servedBySchoolDistrict Washoe County School District
state Nevada
statusAfter2011 near-ghost town
transportationAccess two-lane paved highway (NV-447)
UTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime −7
UTCOffsetStandardTime −8

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Gerlach near Empire, Nevada
SR 447 nearbyCommunity Empire, Nevada
NV 447 passesNear Empire, Nevada
Gerlach–Empire area hasPart Empire, Nevada
Gerlach–Empire Airport serves Empire, Nevada
Gerlach–Empire Airport near Empire, Nevada