McGill (Nevada)

White Pine County

32-44200

McGill is a place of White Pine County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Nevada.

Geography

McGill is located at 39 ° 24'4 " north latitude and 114 ° 46'44 " west longitude. The state of Utah will start at a distance of 60 kilometers to the east. The cities of Ely and Las Vegas are 20 and 320 km away respectively in the south. U.S. Highway 93, which is called in this area also Great Basin Highway, runs through the city

History

The name of the place McGill goes to William N. McGill, the parts of his property in this area to the Steptoe Valley Mining and Smelter Company ( Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. ) (later Kennecott ) sold back. Between 1906 and 1908 a copper smelter was built and connected to the Nevada Northern Railway, whereby the place grew. Due to a fire in 1922 large parts of the industrial plants and many buildings were destroyed in the year, but up to 1930 again. In the late 1970s, the copper smelter was closed and later demolished. The historic McGill Drugstore Museum recalls the heyday of the place.

McGill is today starting point for tours to the nearby and very mountainous wilderness areas Bristolcone Wilderness and Becky Peak Wilderness.

Demographic data

In 2007 a ​​population of 1063 was determined with an average age of 42.6.