Editing Silver Springs, Nevada

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|population_total         = 5629
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'''[[Silver]] Springs''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]], [[Nevada]], United States at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|US 50]] ([[California Trail]]) and [[Special routes of U.S. Route 95#Schurz–Fernley alternate route|US 95A]]. The population was 5,296 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3267200&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1 |title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Silver Springs CDP, Nevada |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |website=data.census.gov |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref> [[Lahontan Reservoir]], [[Lahontan State Recreation Area]] and historic [[Fort Churchill State Historic Park]] are all located nearby. The area is served by the [[Silver Springs Airport]].

==Geography==
Silver Springs is located in northern Lyon County.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2011-04-23 |date=2011-02-12 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> U.S. Route 50 leads east {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Fallon, Nevada|Fallon]] and west {{convert|36|mi}} to [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]], the state capital. U.S. Route 95A leads north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Interstate 80]] at [[Fernley, Nevada|Fernley]] and south {{convert|32|mi}} to [[Yerington, Nevada|Yerington]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{Convert|199.7|km2|order=flip}} of which {{Convert|185.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{Convert|14.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 7.15%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_32.txt |title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Nevada |website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref> The [[Carson River]] forms the southern and eastern edges of the CDP; on the east side it is impounded to form Lahontan Reservoir. Lahontan State Recreation Area, on the shores of the reservoir, is within the CDP. Fort Churchill State Historic Park is just west of the CDP boundary, {{convert|9|mi|0}} south of the US-50/US-95A junction.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population |2020=5629 |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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,708 people, 1,766 households, and 1,227 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|65.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,935 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.21% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.63% of the population.

There were 1,766 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,427, and the median income for a family was $42,125. Males had a median income of $34,712 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,576. About 10.8% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
*[[Ben Klassen]], white supremacist and co-founder of the town in the mid-20th century

==References==
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{{Lyon County, Nevada}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lyon County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nevada]]