Moving to or from Elko?
Northeast Nevada's largest city and the gold-mining capital of the western US — where the Carlin Trend gold deposits (discovered 1961) produce more gold than any US mining district. Home to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering every January.
- 20,000 City population
- 55,000 Metro area
- 1868 Founded
- Northeast Nevada / Great Basin Region
Why people move to Elko.
- Being the capital of the Carlin Trend — the largest gold-producing region in the Western Hemisphere
- National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (every January since 1985)
- Basque-American heritage (from sheepherding immigration)
- Great Basin cowboy culture
- Ruby Mountains wilderness access
- Nevada's no-state-income-tax advantage
The Carlin Trend — a 40-mile-long belt of gold deposits in Nevada's Great Basin — is the largest gold-producing region in the Western Hemisphere. Discovered in 1961, Carlin Trend mines produced more gold in the past 60 years than the entire California Gold Rush. Elko serves as the industry's hub, home to thousands of mining workers and engineers at mines operated by Newmont, Barrick, and others. Mining drives almost everything about Elko's economy.
Where people live in Elko.
A quick guide to Elko's most moved-to neighborhoods.
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Downtown
Historic core
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Central Elko
Established residential
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Spring Creek
Residential south of Elko
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Lamoille Valley (nearby)
Rural residential with Ruby Mountain views
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Jackpot (nearby)
Small town at Idaho border
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Wells (nearby)
Small community
Where people spend their time in Elko.
- National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Downtown
- Western Folklife Center Downtown
- Northeastern Nevada Museum Central Elko
- Ruby Mountains Wilderness (nearby) Lamoille
- J.M. Capriola Company (cowboy gear) Downtown
- California Trail Interpretive Center Elko
Planning a Elko move.
- Mining industry drives housing demand; boom-bust cycles are real
- Nevada has no state income tax
- Winter is severe at 5,000 feet elevation
- Extremely remote; Salt Lake City is 3.5 hours east
Moving in Elko: FAQ.
What's the Basque community in Elko?
Elko has one of the largest Basque-American communities in the US — descendants of Basque sheepherders who came to the Great Basin from the Pyrenees region of Spain and France starting in the 1800s. Basque restaurants (featuring lamb, paella, chorizo) are local fixtures. The Elko Basque Festival every July celebrates the heritage.
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