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Fallon is the Churchill County Seat
Incorporated in 1908
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City |
County |
| 2004 |
8,350 |
26,106 |
| 1999 |
8,280 |
25,310 |
| 1994 |
7,590 |
23,680 |
| 1989 |
6,350 |
21,640 |
| 1980 |
4,262 |
18,600 |
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| Avg Labor Force
in 2005 |
12,122 |
| Avg Labor Force
in 1999 |
9,150 |
| Avg Labor Force
in 1990 |
8,220 |
| State Nonagricultural
employment |
1,256,900 |
| Agricultural
employment |
N/A |
| Unemployment rate October
2005 |
3.8% |
| High School Graduates |
94% |
| College Graduates |
11.3% |
| Training
and employment resources are available through the Nevada Job
Opportunities Program and Western Nevada Community College.
Source: Employment Security Department |
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Single
Family
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4,900 |
Multiple
Family
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1,294 |
Mobile
Homes
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2,573 |
Median
Value of Owner-occupied home
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$105,000 |
Average
household size
*1992
figures
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2.67 |
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Personal
Income
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None |
Corporate
Income
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None |
Franchise
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None |
Inventory/interstate
commerce
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None |
Other
business(as
of 1983)
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None |
Gift
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None |
Estate
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None |
Sales
(no
sales tax on grocery items)
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7.25% |
Real
Property:
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City
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3.5621 per $100 |
County
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2.7450 per $100 |
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Favorable state and local
tax structure |
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Low prices for industrial
land |
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Available, trainable labor
force |
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Centrally located to major
population centers, recreation, and entertainment
facilities. |
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Well developed retail
sector |
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Excellent transportation
network |
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Churchill Economic
Development Authority; Fallon Chamber of Commerce;
service clubs. |
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CEDA Business Council |
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Major Highways
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Interstate 80
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Westbound--Reno |
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Eastbound--Salt
Lake City, Utah |
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U.S. Highway 95
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Northbound--Boise,
Idaho |
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Southbound--Las
Vegas |
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U.S. Highway 50
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Westbound--Carson
City |
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Eastbound--Salt
Lake City, Utah |
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Railroads
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Spurline Freight
Service |
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Southern Pacific |
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Airport
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Fallon Municipal
Airport
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General
aviation |
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5,700 foot
asphalt runway |
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Charter
services available |
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Trucking
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UPS |
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Federal Parcel Post
and Federal Express |
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Ten trucking firms
available |
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Bus Service
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KT Services |
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Greyhound |
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Electricity: Sierra Pacific Power Company |
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Natural Gas: Southwest Gas Company |
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Water: City system and
county--individual wells |
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Sewer: City and county--septic tanks |
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Telephone: C.C. Communications |
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Average monthly bill for:
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Natural
Gas....................$47.00 |
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Electricity........................$57.08 |
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Average per capita personal income--2004............$33,783 |
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Average per capita personal income--2003............$28,577 |
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Average per capita personal
income--1998-99............$19,724 |
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Effective buying income
(county).........................$ |
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Total taxable retail sales
(county).......................$198,854,866 |
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Day
care/pre-school.................................6 |
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Primary.....................................................5 |
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Secondary.................................................3 |
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Post-Secondary.........................................2 |
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Radio--98.0 AM/99.3 FM |
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Cable TV--City and some
areas of County |
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Newspapers:
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Lahontan Valley
News (local only) |
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Reno
Gazette-Journal (daily) |
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Average number of
"hotel/gaming/recreation"jobs--1990...................1,290 |
Average Monthly Temperature
Summary
Period of Record: 1/1/1903 to 12/31/2004
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Avg.
High (F.) |
Avg.
Low
(F.) |
Avg.
Precipitation
(in.) |
Avg.
Snowfall
(in.) |
| Jan |
44.4 |
18.0 |
.53 |
2.0 |
| Feb |
51.3 |
23.1 |
.53 |
1.0 |
| Mar |
58.9 |
27.8 |
.45 |
0.9 |
| Apr |
66.0 |
33.9 |
.49 |
0.2 |
| May |
74.0 |
41.3 |
.60 |
0.1 |
| Jun |
83.2 |
47.9 |
.44 |
0.0 |
| Jul |
92.0 |
53.9 |
.16 |
0.0 |
| Aug |
90.0 |
51.3 |
.22 |
0.0 |
| Sept |
81.0 |
43.1 |
.29 |
0.0 |
| Oct |
69.3 |
33.7 |
.39 |
0.1 |
| Nov |
55.4 |
24.8 |
.39 |
0.5 |
| Dec |
45.7 |
19.0 |
.47 |
1.1 |
| Annual |
67.6 |
34.8 |
4.97 |
5.8 |
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Churches
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Protestant........................................................17 |
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Catholic.............................................................1 |
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Latter-Day-Saints.............................................3 |
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Seventh
Day Adventists...................................1 |
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Christian
Science..............................................1 |
Health Care
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Hospital--Acute
Care.......................................1 |
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Hospital--convalescent.....................................1 |
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Rest
homes.......................................................3 |
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Doctors............................................................18 |
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Dentists,
Orthodontists.....................................5 |
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Optometrists......................................................4 |
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Chiropractors.....................................................3 |
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Clinics.................................................................6 |
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Pharmacies.........................................................5 |
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Hospice...............................................................1 |
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Financial Institutions
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Full service
banks..............................................5 |
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Savings & loan
associations..............................2 |
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Credit
Unions.....................................................2 |
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Agriculture
PCA................................................1 |
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Senior Citizens
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Senior center (hot
lunches;Meals on Wheels)..1 |
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Senior housing
units..........................................80 |
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Senior
transportation service |
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Community and convention
center |
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Library--County museum |
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Council on the Arts |
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Hotels..........................................3 |
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Motels.......................................12 |
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Restaurants/cafes.....................35 |
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Supermarkets..............................3 |
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Service
Stations.........................11 |
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Bed &
Breaksfasts......................1 |
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RV
Parks......................................4 |
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Annual
air show |
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Country
club with driving range |
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Fairground
with rodeo arena |
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Nine-hole
golf course |
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Parks
(cityand regional) and 14 trailer/RV parks |
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Indoor
and Outdoor swimming pools |
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Walk-in
movie theaters--2 |
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Grimes
point petroglyphic cave |
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Annual
Hearts of Gold Melon Festival in September |
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Lahontan
Reservoir Recreational Area--water sports |
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Rock
hounding and Ghost Towns |
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Abundant
seasonal hunting and fishing |
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Stillwater
Wildlife Refuge area |
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Within
1.5 hour drive to ski resorts and Lake Tahoe |
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Emigrant
trail and Forty-Mile Desert explorations |
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Pony
Express Trail explorations |
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Top
Gun Raceway |
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Rattlesnake
raceway |
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Desert
Oasis Music festival |
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Horse
Shows |
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Silver
State International H.S. Rodeo |
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All
Indian Stampede and Pioneer Days |
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Spring
Wings Festival |
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None-hole golf course (Soon to be
18 holes) |
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Carson
City...................................61 |
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Las
Vegas...................................388 |
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Reno..............................................60 |
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Phoenix,
Arizona.........................676 |
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Los Angeles,
California..............447 |
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Sacramento,
California...............201 |
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San Francisco,
California...........295 |
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Portland,
Oregon........................610 |
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Salt Lake City,
Utah..................490 |
Map of Fallon
For more information on the
Fallon area please email the chamber at
info@fallonchamber.com.
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