Schurz, Nevada
Schurz, Nevada | |
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Side road in Schurz | |
Location in Mineral County and the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′56″N 118°49′37″W / 38.96556°N 118.82694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Mineral |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Named after | Carl Schurz |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.46 sq mi (29.68 km2) |
| • Land | 11.24 sq mi (29.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,127 ft (1,258 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 656 |
| • Density | 58.38/sq mi (22.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89427 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-65400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0858175 |
Schurz is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States, named after Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. It is located on the Walker River Indian Reservation and is the burial place of Wovoka, the Paiute messiah who originated the Ghost Dance movement.