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Encyclopedia > Fallon, Nevada
Corn Field in Fallon, NV August 2004.
Corn Field in Fallon, NV August 2004.

Fallon is a city in Churchill County, Nevada, United States. The population was 7,536 at the 2000 census. But as of 2006 the population of Fallon, Nevada was 8,299 [1]. It is the county seat of Churchill CountyGR6 and is located in the Lahontan Valley. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 682 KB) Summary Image of corn field in Fallon, in August 1, 2004. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 682 KB) Summary Image of corn field in Fallon, in August 1, 2004. ... Churchill County is a county located in the southwestern U.S. state of Nevada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... 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. ... Churchill County is a county located in the southwestern U.S. state of Nevada. ...


Fallon is primarily an agricultural community. Although the area is arid, approximately 50,000 acres (200 km²) of farmland are irrigated with water supplied by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. The principal crop is alfalfa. Fallon Heart O' Gold cantaloupes were once distributed throughout the nation, but are now mostly grown for local consumption. Naval Air Station Fallon also provides a significant employment. Its hot here! In general terms, the climate of a locale or region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. ... The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID) is a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, which operates dams at Lake Tahoe, on the Truckee River and Lake Lahontan as well as 380 miles of canals and 340 miles of drains in support of agriculture in Lyon County and Churchill County. ... For the Our Gang (Little Rascals) character, see Carl Switzer. ... Trinomial name Cucumis melo cantalupensis Cucumis melo reticulatus Naudin. ... Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon (IATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL) is the United States Navys premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. ...


U.S. Route 50 is the main road through town. Fallon is one of the westernmost cities on the Loneliest Road in America, the stretch of Route 50 through Nevada famed for its remoteness. Eastbound travelers must go 110 miles to find the next town, Austin, Nevada. This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... US 50- The Loneliest Road in America US 50 stretching across the Nevada desert U.S. Route 50 in Nevada crosses the center of the state and is known as the Loneliest Road in America. ... Stokes Castle Austin is a small, unincorporated community located in Lander County, Nevada. ...

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Geography

Location of Fallon, Nevada

Fallon is located at 39°28′22″N, 118°46′44″W (39.472792, -118.778826)GR1. Image File history File links NVMap-doton-Fallon_b. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 km² (3.1 mi²). 7.9 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.65%) is water. 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 (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,536 people, 3,004 households, and 1,877 families residing in the city. The population density was 954.0/km² (2,474.1/mi²). There were 3,336 housing units at an average density of 422.3/km² (1,095.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.32% White, 2.04% African American, 3.40% Native American, 5.00% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 3.40% from other races, and 4.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.89% 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 3,004 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.06. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $35,935, and the median income for a family was $41,433. Males had a median income of $35,356 versus $22,818 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,919. About 9.5% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% 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. ...


Cancer Cluster

Fallon is also the epicenter of a noted pediatric cancer cluster. Cancer cluster is a term used by epidemiologists, statisticians, and public health workers to define an occurrence of a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time1. ...


Over a three-year period, 11 cases of childhood leukemia were diagnosed in rural Churchill County, Nevada: population 23,982. Five other cases occurred during roughly the same time period among children who had previously lived in the county. Analysis by Steinmaus, et al. suggested that such a geographic cluster would occur by chance alone in the United States every 22,000 years (2004). The proximity of a naval air station increased suspicions that an environmental exposure might be responsible for the unique temporal and spatial juxtaposition of leukemia diagnoses. (Subsequent data collection found no increase in childhood leukemia rates in other rural counties with military aviation facilities and only three of the 16 total cases occurred among children of military families.) It is also crucial to note that some of the diagnoses occurred after health officials began investigated the possibility of an environmental cause (Steinmaus 2004). Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... Churchill County is a county located in the southwestern U.S. state of Nevada. ... It has been suggested that Aerial warfare be merged into this article or section. ...


Numerous hypotheses were proposed and later discarded for lack of evidence. Some theories (benzene from jet fuel, for instance) have a proven role in the pathogenesis of leukemia but increased exposure in cases over controls could not be confirmed. Additionally, benzene exposures were not at the level occupationally known to cause acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and in Churchill County, all except for one case were acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Others, such as arsenic in drinking water, were found at levels two times higher than outside Churchill County; however, arsenic has never been shown definitively to cause leukemia (Steinmaus 2004). For benzine, see petroleum ether. ... Jet fuel is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in jet-engined aircraft. ...


Population mixing due to the influx and efflux of military personnel and the subsequent spread of an infectious agent offered a different etiology for the leukemia cluster. In other studies, a recent large influx corresponded to an increase in the rates of leukemia; however, in the Fallon cluster, the time period for large-scale population mixing did not uniquely correlate with the three-year window of increased leukemia diagnoses (Steinmaus 2004). Unlike other hematopoietic cancers such as Burkitt lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma, a specific viral etiology has not been proposed for the acute leukemias. This highlights the difficulties of linking cancer with a causative agent (and therefore, of stimulating changes in policy): tumorigenesis is an incompletely understood process taking months or years to present itself. Prenatal exposures may even be risk factors. Although leukemia is most common type of childhood cancer, it is still quite rare, with an incidence of approximately three per 100,000. Burkitts lymphoma (or Burkitts tumor, or Malignant lymphoma, Burkitts type) is a type of cancer that is associated with the Epstein-Barr virus, also the cause of mononucleosis as well as other cancers. ... Hodgkins disease is a type of lymphoma described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832, and characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. ...


Grimes Point

Petroglyph at Grimes Point
Petroglyph at Grimes Point

Seven miles east of Fallon, adjacent to Highway 50, is the Grimes Point Petroglyph Trail. The Trail features rocks with carvings as much as eight thousand years old, done by native peoples who were drawn to the shores of ancient Lake Lahontan. The Trail is approximately one-half mile long on a level path. Free brochures explaining the native art are available. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2160 × 1440 pixel, file size: 1,022 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Paleolithic petroglyph at Grimes Point, Nevada, just east of the town of Fallon. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2160 × 1440 pixel, file size: 1,022 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Paleolithic petroglyph at Grimes Point, Nevada, just east of the town of Fallon. ... Extent of prehistoric Lake Lahontan For the modern reservoir, see Lake Lahontan (reservoir) Ancient Lake Lahontan was an enormous endorheic lake that existed during the ice age, covering much of northwestern Nevada, extending into northeastern California and southern Oregon. ...


Sister Cities

Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Vani is one of the most ancient cities of the Republic of Georgia and the administrative center of Vani district in the Imereti region of Georgia. ...

References

  • Steinmaus C, Lu M, Todd RL, Smith AH. Probability estimates for the unique childhood leukemia cluster in Fallon, Nevada, and risks near other U.S. military aviation facilities. Environmental Health Perspectives. 112(6): 766-771. May 2004.

See also

Churchill County High School is a high school (grades 9-12) in Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada and part of the Churchill County School District. ...

External links

  • Related stories in the Reno Gazette-Journal: http://www.rgj.com/extra/cancer.php
  • Grimes Point web page, with pictures of the carvings

  Results from FactBites:
 
Fallon, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (953 words)
Fallon is a city in Churchill County, Nevada, United States.
But as of 2005 the population of Fallon, Nevada was 8,339 [1].
Fallon is also the epicenter of a noted pediatric cancer cluster.
Naval Air Station Fallon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (410 words)
It is located in the city of Fallon in western Nevada in the United States.
The airfield at NAS Fallon was originally built in 1942 as part of a defensive network to repel a hypothetical Japanese invasion of the west coast.
While Fallon NAS provides training for visiting Carrier air wings, the Strike Fighter Squadron 127, the "Desert Bogeys", was the air station's only permanently based squadron from October 1987 until it was disestablished on March 23rd 1996.
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