Editing Gabbs, Nevada

{{Short description| Unincorporated town in the State of Nevada, United States}}
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|nickname                 = The Little-Big  Northwest 
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'''Gabbs''' is an [[Unincorporated towns in Nevada|unincorporated town]] in [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], [[Nevada]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nye County Code - Section 21.04.010: Formation of Town|publisher=Sterling Codifiers|url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=648|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018224325/http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=648|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population was 269 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3225900| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191112/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3225900| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gabbs CDP, Nevada| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> Located in northern [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], it is part of the [[Las Vegas–Henderson, NV CSA]] (Combined Statistical Area),<ref>{{cite map |title=Combined Statistical Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico |date=March 2020 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/metroarea/us_wall/Mar2020/CSA_WallMap_Mar2020.pdf |access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref> making it at {{convert|321|mi}} the most distant community from Las Vegas in the Las Vegas–Henderson combined statistical area.

==History==
Gabbs was founded ''circa'' December 1941 as a company town for Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI), which operated a [[magnesium]] production plant in the area.<ref name="Full1968">{{cite book |last1=Schilling |first1=John |editor1-last=Ridge |editor1-first=John |title=The Gabbs Magnesite-Brucite Deposit, Nye County, Nevada, in Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967 |date=1968 |publisher=The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum engineers, Inc. |location=New York |pages=1607–1622}}</ref> The town grew out of an earlier mining camp named Brucite (after the magnesium oxide [[brucite]] that occurred locally), and took the name of the surrounding [[Gabbs Valley]], itself named after paleontologist [[William Gabb]] (who had studied fossil specimens from the area). [[World War II]] demand for [[magnesium]] fuelled the plant's expansion under the direction of the [[War Production Board]], and policing, a jail, and a school district were established during 1942. Gabbs became a township in June 1943, with a population of 426. Settlements at North Gabbs, South Gabbs, and Tent City (which later largely merged into North Gabbs) were served by a library, city hall, parks, and tennis courts, and a succession of local newspapers. The city [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] on March 29, 1955.<ref>Hall, Shawn ''Preserving the Glory Days: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Nye County, Nevada''. University of Nevada Press, 1999, p.16</ref>

[[File:2014-07-28 12 08 05 Entrance to the Premier Magnesium Mine in Gabbs, Nevada.JPG|thumb|left|Mine entrance in Gabbs]]
In September 1944 the original magnesium plant was closed, having produced enough ore to meet targets for the projected duration of the war. The local population initially fell, but revived when a new plant administered by Basic Refractories, Inc., producing magnesium for the private sector, was opened in 1955. The town's population climbed to 796 by 1960.

In 1982 BRI laid off half its 350 workers, prompting the town's population to decline once more. An influx of workers to a gold mine in nearby [[Paradise Peak (Nye County, Nevada)|Paradise Peak]] briefly expanded the population again during the 1980s and 1990s, but this plant too closed in 1994, and in 2001 Gabbs lost its incorporated status.<ref>Marschall, Peter, [http://www.onlinenevada.org/gabbs "Gabbs"], in the ''[http://www.onlinenevada.org Online Nevada Encyclopedia]''. Last updated 2008-01-30.</ref> Today the town retains a high school, stores, and homes.

==Geography==
Gabbs is located at {{Coord|38|51|59|N|117|55|32|W|type:city}} (38.866469, -117.925512).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.8|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 770
| 1970 = 874
| 1980 = 811
| 1990 = 667
| 2000 = 318
| 2010 = 269
| 2020 = 186
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 269 people, 121 households, and 78 families residing in the [[census-designated place]] (CDP) of Gabbs. The population density was {{convert|122.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 183 housing units at an average density of {{convert|83.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 5.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.5% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3225900| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212133205/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3225900| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Gabbs CDP, Nevada| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref>

There were 121 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22, and the average family size was 2.78.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 17.0% from 25 to 44, 36.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.2 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2007–2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $26,346. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,630. About 28.1% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/11_5YR/DP03/1600000US3225900| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212083454/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/11_5YR/DP03/1600000US3225900| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Gabbs CDP, Nevada| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref>

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