Panaca

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Panaca is a small, historically Mormon-founded rural community in southeastern Nevada known as one of the state’s oldest permanent settlements.

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Panaca canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place ⓘ
rural community ⓘ
unincorporated town ⓘ
areaCode 775 ⓘ
climate semi-arid climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countySeatOf Lincoln County, Nevada ⓘ
distanceToCaliente about 15 miles north ⓘ
distanceToLasVegas about 165 miles north ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,430 meters ⓘ
approximately 4,700 feet ⓘ
FIPSCode 32-53800 ⓘ
foundedAs Mormon agricultural colony ⓘ
foundingGroup Latter-day Saints ⓘ
linked to: Latter Day Saint
foundingReligion Mormonism ⓘ
linked to: Latter Day Saint
foundingYear 1864 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID 0855660 ⓘ
governingBodyType unincorporated town board ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Cathedral Gorge State Park ⓘ
Meadow Valley Wash ⓘ
hasPublicSchool Lincoln County High School ⓘ
Panaca Elementary School ⓘ
historicCharacteristic one of few Nevada communities with agricultural rather than mining origins ⓘ
incorporationStatus unincorporated ⓘ
isOneOf oldest permanent settlements in Nevada ⓘ
landUse irrigated farmland ⓘ
latitude approximately 37.789° N ⓘ
locatedIn Lincoln County, Nevada ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
locatedInBasin Meadow Valley ⓘ
locatedInRegion southeastern Nevada ⓘ
locatedOnHighway U.S. Route 93 ⓘ
longitude approximately 114.388° W ⓘ
majorReligion Latter-day Saint ⓘ
linked to: Latter Day Saint
near Utah border ⓘ
originalTerritory once part of Utah Territory ⓘ
populationCensus2020 about 963 ⓘ
populationRange under 1,500 inhabitants ⓘ
postalCode 89042 ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
schoolDistrict Lincoln County School District ⓘ
stateAbbreviation NV ⓘ
timeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
usesDaylightSavingTime yes ⓘ
waterSource Meadow Valley Wash ⓘ
local springs ⓘ

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