Elko County, Nevada

Elko County
County
Elko County Courthouse in Elko
Flag
Location within the U.S. state of Nevada
Nevada's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°08′N 115°21′W / 41.13°N 115.35°W / 41.13; -115.35
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Founded	1869; 155 years ago (1869)
Named for	Elko
Seat	Elko
Largest city	Elko
Area
• Total	17,203 sq mi (44,560 km2)
• Land	17,170 sq mi (44,500 km2)
• Water	33 sq mi (90 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	53,702
• Density	3.1/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zones
Majority of county [1]	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
West Wendover[2]	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	elkocountynv.net

Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702.^[3] Its county seat is Elko.^[4] The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.

Elko County is the fourth-largest county by area in the contiguous United States, ranking lower when the boroughs of Alaska are included. It is one of only 10 counties in the U.S. with more than 10,000 square miles (25,900 km²) of area. Elko County is the second-largest county by area in Nevada, with only Nye County being larger.

Elko County is part of the Elko, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area. It contains 49.8 percent of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, set up in the late 19th century for the Shoshone-Paiute peoples; they are a federally recognized tribe. Although slightly more than 50% of the reservation is across the border in Owyhee County, Idaho, the majority of tribal members live on the Nevada side. The reservation's land area is 450.391 square miles (1,166.5 km²).