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Battle Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2000 census. Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the county seat of Lander County^GR6. Its primary economic base is gold mining and, to a lesser extent, legal prostitution. Photo taken by Daniel Mayer and released under terms of the GNU FDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo taken by Daniel Mayer and released under terms of the GNU FDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Lander County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Lander County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ...

Battle Mountain is perhaps best known as having been designated with the dubious distinction of "armpit of America" in a 2001 Washington Post Magazine article. [1] Battle Mountain has capitalized on this notoriety by staging an annual "Armpit Festival", starting in 2002 which has since been done away with. The festival was sponsored by Old Spice, and portions of the festival took place in a nearby open pit mine. The armpit (or axilla) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder. ... ... Old Spice is a popular mens cologne or aftershave as well as the brand name for a line of related products. ... The El Chino mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Open-pit mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow. ...

Among human-powered vehicle enthusiasts, Battle Mountain is famous for hosting annual bike races on a long, straight, flat stretch of Highway 305 just outside of town. Pedaling a streamlined two-wheeler at 81.00 MPH over a 200 meter distance in 2002, Sam Whittingham established himself as "the fastest man alive". While in 2006 Sal and Andy established themselves as "fattest men alive" when they ate an entire supply room of Junior High school "nutrition break" items. When students were interviewed by a local paper, one boy replied, "Them Niggas is phat." Ghost riding was also invent here, not in cars but on bikes.

Also annually held on the same stretch of road is the 'Pony Express'[2], an open road event from Battle Mountain to Austin and back again. This make the longest open road race in the country, averaging a total of 130 miles.

Battle Mountain was the temporary home of the Walls family in the autobiography The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. The Owl Motel located in Battle Mountain was used in the 2001 film Joy Ride. Joy Ride is a 2001 thriller film directed by John Dahl and starring Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski and Steve Zahn. ...

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Geography

Battle Mountain is located at 40°38′22″N, 116°56′14″W (40.639431, -116.937342)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 4.7 km² (1.9 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

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Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,871 people, 1,053 households, and 731 families residing in the community. The population density was 612.4/km² (1,588.3/mi²). There were 1,455 housing units at an average density of 310.4/km² (804.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 81.30% White, 0.14% African American, 2.54% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 11.81% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.58% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 1,053 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.28. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

The population is spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $42,981, and the median income for a family was $50,995. Males had a median income of $45,313 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the community was $16,975. About 7.8% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

The Te-moak Western Shoshone Indian Reservations Stands on the westside of the town. The reservation is split by I-80, on one side lies the New Colony the other lies the Old Colony.

Famous Events

In 95' Kevin Costner came here.

External links

Battle Mountain history and description
Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce
Weingarten, Gene. "Why Not the Worst?" Washington Post Magazine, 2 December 2001.
Battle Mountain Human-Powered Vehicle Race Site

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Battle Mountain, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (504 words)
	Battle Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Lander County, Nevada.
	Battle Mountain is perhaps best known as having been designated the "armpit of America" in a 2001 Washington Post article.
	Battle Mountain is located at 40°38'22" North, 116°56'14" West (40.639431, -116.937342)

Nevada - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Nevada (2973 words)
	State in southwestern USA, one of the Rocky Mountain states, bordered to the east by Utah and Arizona, to the south and west by California, and to the north by Oregon and Idaho; area 284,448 sq km/109,826 sq mi;; population (2000) 1,998,300; capital Carson City.
	Most of Nevada lies in the Great Basin between the Wasatch Mountains to the east and the Sierra Nevada mountains, for which the state is named, to the west.
	The principal rivers of Nevada are the Humboldt, Truckee, Carson, Walker, Owyhee, and Colorado.

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