Paradise Valley, Nevada
Encyclopedia
Paradise Valley is an unincorporated community
in Humboldt County
, Nevada
, near the southeastern boundary of Humboldt National Forest
. It is about fifteen miles (24 km) east of Orovada
and U.S. Highway 95.
of 2000, there are 308 people in the 89426 5-Digit Zip Code Tabulation Area
, organized into 113 households, 83 of which are family households. There are 211 housing units. The racial makeup of the county is 88.0% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 7.5% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. 15.3% of the population are Hispanics of Mexican ancestry, and 3.9% are from other Latino groups.
The median income for a family in the county is $41,042, and the median income for a household is $22,250.
The town is name checked in The Beautiful South
album track "This Old Skin
" at the beginning of the second verse.
serves the community.
The sole school in Paradise Valley is the Paradise Valley School, which serves Kindergarten through Grade 8.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Humboldt County
Humboldt County, Nevada
Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 18,052. Its county seat is Winnemucca.The county was the site of an arrest in 2000 that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision Hiibel v...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, near the southeastern boundary of Humboldt National Forest
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is the principal U.S. National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nevada. With an area of , it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska...
. It is about fifteen miles (24 km) east of Orovada
Orovada, Nevada
Orovada is an unincorporated area in Humboldt County, Nevada.Rodeo announcer Bob Tallman lived on a ranch near Orovada during his early childhood.-Education:...
and U.S. Highway 95.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there are 308 people in the 89426 5-Digit Zip Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
, organized into 113 households, 83 of which are family households. There are 211 housing units. The racial makeup of the county is 88.0% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 7.5% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. 15.3% of the population are Hispanics of Mexican ancestry, and 3.9% are from other Latino groups.
The median income for a family in the county is $41,042, and the median income for a household is $22,250.
The town is name checked in The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
album track "This Old Skin
This Old Skin
"This Old Skin" is a song by The Beautiful South which appeared on their 2004 covers album, Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs, and was the second single released from the album. It was purportedly written by Bobby Cristiansand and Barry Klein of the band The Heppelbaums, supposedly...
" at the beginning of the second verse.
Education
Humboldt County School DistrictHumboldt County School District
The district serves Humboldt County, Nevada.-K-8 schools:* Denio School * Kings River School * Orovada School * Paradise Valley School...
serves the community.
The sole school in Paradise Valley is the Paradise Valley School, which serves Kindergarten through Grade 8.
Further reading
- Prudic, D.E. and M.E. Herman. (1996). Ground-water flow and simulated effects of development in Paradise Valley, a basin tributary to the Humboldt River in Humboldt County, Nevada [U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1409-F]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.