Esmeralda County Repository Oversight Program
In 1997, Esmeralda County’s average age of its population was estimated at 38.9 years, significantly higher than the 35.6 years for Nevada’s overall population’s average age, making Esmeralda County the second “oldest” of Nevada’s seventeen counties. Based on 1997 population estimates, Esmeralda County’s population density was approximately 0.4 persons per square mile, the third least dense of any county in Nevada. This figure compared to an average population density of 16.1 persons per square mile for entire State of Nevada in 1997.
