Genoa, Nevada

Genoa /dʒəˈnoʊ.ə/[lower-alpha 1] is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States.[5] Founded in 1851,[6] it was the first settlement in what became the Nevada Territory. The population was 939 at the 2010 census.[7]

Genoa, Nevada
Unincorporated town
Genoa, Nevada is located in Nevada
Genoa, Nevada
Genoa, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°00′16″N 119°50′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyDouglas
Area
[1]
 • Total9.187 sq mi (23.79 km2)
 • Land9.187 sq mi (23.79 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
4,806 ft (1,465 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total939
 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)775
GNIS feature ID859807[3]

Notes
  1. Unlike that of its namesake, the Nevada community's name is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable, /dʒəˈnoʊ.ə/ jə-NOH-ə rather than /ˈdʒɛnoʊ.ə/ JEN-oh-ə.[4]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Genoa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Stanley W. Paher (1970). "Ch. 4 Douglas County". Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps. Nevada Publications. p. 55. ISBN 0-913814-04-0.
  5. "Douglas County Code – Section 18.02.010 – Creation". Douglas County District Attorney. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. Read, Laura (May–June 2013). "Genoa, Nevada". Via: 18.
  7. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Genoa CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 24, 2013.


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