Skyland, Nevada Explained

Official Name:Skyland, Nevada
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Nevada
Pushpin Label:Skyland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Skyland, Nevada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nevada
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.54
Area Land Km2:11.28
Area Water Km2:0.26
Area Total Sq Mi:4.46
Area Land Sq Mi:4.36
Area Water Sq Mi:0.10
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:328
Population Density Km2:29.07
Population Density Sq Mi:75.30
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:6260
Coordinates:39.0222°N -119.9425°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:775
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:32-67600
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583957

Skyland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 376 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

Skyland is located on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in far western Nevada. U.S. Route 50 is the main road through the CDP, leading south 5miles to the California state line and northeast to Carson City. Lakeridge is immediately to the north, and Zephyr Cove borders Skyland to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Skyland CDP has a total area of 11.5km2, of which 11.3sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 2.26%, is water.[2]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Skyland CDP, Nevada. https://archive.today/20200212190017/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3267600. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. January 24, 2013.