⭐ PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA

Agriculture • Mining • Wide-Open Northern Nevada & Strong Rural Community

Not left. Not right. Not labels.
Just Nevadans, united through morals, ownership, responsibility, and community.

    • Population: ~6,700

    • Growth Rate (10-Year): stable

    • Land Area: 6,037 sq. miles

    • County Seat: Lovelock

    • Founded: 1919 (Nevada’s youngest county)

    • Major Communities: Lovelock, Imlay, Mill City, Grass Valley

    • School District: Pershing County School District

    • Key Geography: Humboldt River Basin, Rye Patch Reservoir, Trinity & Seven Troughs ranges

  • Local Government Structure

    • Board of County Commissioners (3 commissioners)

    • Pershing County School Board

    • Lovelock City Council & Mayor

    • Planning Commission

    • County Clerk, Recorder, Treasurer, Sheriff, DA, Courts

    Pershing County blends small-town governance with large territorial responsibility.

  • Founded in 1919 and named for General John J. Pershing, the county blossomed around:

    • Railroad expansion

    • Agriculture along the Humboldt River

    • Mining in the Seven Troughs and Trinity districts

    • Lovelock’s historic downtown

    Key cultural pillars include:

    • Multigenerational ranching families

    • Frontier tradition

    • Faith-centered community life

    • Outdoor recreation history

    • The agricultural backbone that feeds northern Nevada

    Pershing remains one of Nevada’s most authentically rural counties.

  • A stable and diversified rural economy:

    • Agriculture & ranching (alfalfa, grains, cattle)

    • Mining (gold, silver, mercury, lithium exploration)

    • Logistics & trucking (I-80 corridor)

    • Rye Patch recreation & tourism

    • Local government and services

    • Small business & trades

    Pershing is a northern-Nevada transit and resource hub with strong future potential.

  • Pershing County residents consistently care about:

    • Water rights & agricultural supply

    • Mining project impacts

    • School district needs & stability

    • Rural healthcare access

    • Road maintenance & safety on I-80

    • Land use (BLM impacts on ranching)

    • Economic growth without loss of rural identity

    • Housing for workers & families

    • Emergency response across large rural distances

    Pershing values honesty and transparency in all local governance.

  • Your INevada County Lead:
    [TBD]
    “Rural truth. Agricultural pride. Nevada unity.”

    Your county leader will:

    • Track County Commission actions

    • Attend school board meetings

    • Provide updates on mining and land-use proposals

    • Monitor agricultural and water-right issues

    • Bring transparency to Lovelock and rural surroundings

    • Coordinate community updates for large distances

    • Build P.E.P. breakdowns to educate residents

    • Connect Pershing County to the full INevada network