Pahrump, Nevada

Nye County

32-53800

Pahrump is a town on the border with California in Nye County in the U.S. state of Nevada. In 2000 it had 24,631 inhabitants, in 2007, 37 928 inhabitants in an area of 771.5 km ². The city's motto is " Heart of the New Old West ".

History

The first settlers of this area were the Shoshone. The town's name probably derives from the name Pah- Rimpi - Rimpi, which means sowiel such as "water rock ". In the 19th century, the first Americans came to Pahrump and built some ranches. On the 4 km ² Ranches alfalfa and cotton were cultivated and kept cattle. Until the 60s, the city had no telephone connection and the only access to the city was a gravel road. In 1972 a high school was built in Pahrump.

Pahrump is currently mainly because of its (legal) brothels known, this includes the "Chicken Ranch Brothel ".