In an attempt to raise students' and parents' awareness of the coming Census 2000 enumeration, the U. S. Census Bureau has selected Scholastic, Inc., a publisher and distributor of children's books, classroom and professional magazines, and other educational products, to promote the census in the nation's schools. Scholastic will provide free educational materials which apply census data and concepts to the curricula. They will also promote the census through their online network, and through editorials and announcements in their magazines. Elko County, created in 1869, is located in the northeast corner of Nevada and is this state's second largest county with 17,181.6 square miles. This large size also ranks the county as the 14th largest in the United States.
Some people find that very appealing.
Since 1990, the population has grown by 35.7 percent making Elko the fifth fastest growing county in Nevada. From 1990 to 1997, an estimated 8,048 persons moved into the county. Elko city and county attract people looking for quality life in a small town. There you'll find good schools, numerous churches, a public library with 125,000 volumes, a community college and low taxes. There are golf courses, tennis courts, baseball, softball and soccer fields.