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Fort McDermittNV

A town of 286.

Population
286
residents
Median home value
$55K
Census ACS
Household income
$25K
median
Median age
49.0
years
Land area
18 sq mi
Small town

286 people, and everyone knows the way

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Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with wildfire at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.

94risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
94Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireDroughtInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Fort McDermitt has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–42°
Spring32–61°
Summer48–86°
Fall32–65°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Fort McDermitt is

Fort McDermitt beats the Nevada average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Nevada
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
What stands outFort McDermittNV
Fewer uninsured adults10.2%14.5%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.3%11.6%
Humboldt General Hospital
68.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.1% of Fort McDermitt is conserved land

9.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 9 of 11,446 acres
9.8 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Fort McDermitt

Census-designated place in Nevada, United States

Fort McDermitt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fort McDermitt had a population of 267. It overlaps the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation and lies just south of the McDermitt CDP.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
267
Area
18 sq mi
Elevation
4,423 ft

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