Mina, Nevada

History

Mina was founded as a railroad town in 1905 and was named for Ferminia Sarras, a large landowner and famed prospector known as the "Copper Queen".{{cite book | access-date = 2018-08-09}} The Carson and Colorado Railway, a division of Southern Pacific Railroad, had a station in the town. The railroad is long gone – the last section between Thorne and Mina shut down in 1985 – but at one time a local shuttle called the "Slim Princess" allowed Native Americans to ride free of charge atop the railcars, and passengers and crew would shoot wild game from open windows. The train moved slowly enough that hunters were able to retrieve their game and reboard.

Gee Jon and Hughie Sing were convicted of the August 27, 1921, murder in Mina of Tom Quong Kee. Gee Jon, a 29-year-old member of the Hop Sing Tong, became the first person to be executed by lethal gas. The execution was at the Nevada State Prison on February 8, 1924.

Name

Some sources state that the name is derived from the Spanish word meaning "mine".{{cite book | access-date = 2016-01-03}}{{cite book | access-date = 2016-01-03 Other sources state that John C. Fulton (or John M. Fulton), division general manager for the Southern Pacific Railroad, named the town after Fermina Sarras (or Sarrias), a Nicaraguan woman who was operating nearby copper prospects. | access-date = 2018-08-09 | access-date = 2018-08-09

Initially a railroad station was intended to be at Sodaville, but agreement between the railroad and land speculators could not be reached, so Mina, Nevada, was platted two miles north of Sodaville.

Geography

Mina is located in the Soda Spring Valley of eastern Mineral County along U.S. Route 95, 32 mi southeast of Hawthorne and 70 mi northwest of Tonopah. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mina CDP has an area of 2.41 sqmi, of which 0.001 sqmi, or 0.04%, are water.

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.

|Jan record high F = 71 |Feb record high F = 78 |Mar record high F = 89 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 102 |Jun record high F = 106 |Jul record high F = 111 |Aug record high F = 108 |Sep record high F = 105 |Oct record high F = 94 |Nov record high F = 81 |Dec record high F = 71

|Jan avg record high F = 60.9 |Feb avg record high F = 65.9 |Mar avg record high F = 75.0 |Apr avg record high F = 83.8 |May avg record high F = 91.0 |Jun avg record high F = 100.1 |Jul avg record high F = 104.0 |Aug avg record high F = 101.8 |Sep avg record high F = 96.3 |Oct avg record high F = 86.6 |Nov avg record high F = 72.0 |Dec avg record high F = 60.3 |year avg record high F = 104.5

|Jan avg record low F = 10.4 |Feb avg record low F = 15.4 |Mar avg record low F = 19.6 |Apr avg record low F = 25.4 |May avg record low F = 35.4 |Jun avg record low F = 42.3 |Jul avg record low F = 55.8 |Aug avg record low F = 52.3 |Sep avg record low F = 39.1 |Oct avg record low F = 26.4 |Nov avg record low F = 16.9 |Dec avg record low F = 8.9 |year avg record low F = 6.3

|Jan record low F = -23 |Feb record low F = -20 |Mar record low F = 0 |Apr record low F = 7 |May record low F = 20 |Jun record low F = 21 |Jul record low F = 32 |Aug record low F = 34 |Sep record low F = 18 |Oct record low F = 10 |Nov record low F = 0 |Dec record low F = -23

|access-date = March 5, 2023 |access-date = March 5, 2023

Demographics

References

References

1. "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Nevada". United States Census Bureau.
2. "P1. Race – Mina CDP, Nebraska: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau.
3. "Asian Pacific American Historical Timeline Details (1920 to 1929)". USAsians.net.
4. [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=861562&cityname=Mina%2C+Nevada%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Mina, Nevada]
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.