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Welcome to Esmeralda County ...

Time Zone: Esmeralda County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Goldfield is the Seat for Esmeralda County.

Esmeralda County is one of the original counties of Nevada and was founded November 25, 1861.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Esmeralda had a population of 873 people. This is an increase of 11.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 784 people in 2010).

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.