Caliente, Nevada

Caliente, Nevada
The historic Caliente Railroad Depot, January 2007
The historic Caliente Railroad Depot,
January 2007
Nickname: 
City of Roses[1]
Location of Caliente, Nevada
Location of Caliente, Nevada
Caliente is located in Nevada
Caliente
Caliente
Caliente is located in the United States
Caliente
Caliente
Coordinates: 37°36′55″N 114°30′51″W / 37.61528°N 114.51417°W / 37.61528; -114.51417
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Area
 • Total53.02 sq mi (137.33 km2)
 • Land53.02 sq mi (137.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation5,131 ft (1,564 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total990
 • Density18.67/sq mi (7.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89008
Area code775
FIPS code32-08500
GNIS feature ID2409959[3]
Websitewww.cityofcaliente.com

Caliente /kæliˈɛnti/, formerly known as Culverwell and Calientes, is a city in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,130 at the 2010 census,[4] making it the least populated incorporated city in Nevada.[5] The city's name originated from the nearby hot springs, as "caliente" is the Spanish word meaning "hot".[6][7]

  1. ^ "Caliente Restaurants - Caliente NV Hotels". Travel Nevada. May 4, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caliente, Nevada
  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Caliente city, Nevada". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Rivero, Nicolas (August 25, 2017). "The Smallest Town in Each of the 50 States". Mental Floss. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Website, Caliente". Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2018.

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