Fort McDermitt, Nevada
CDP
About Fort McDermitt
Set in the northern part of Nevada, Fort McDermitt is a small unincorporated community.
Fort McDermitt holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.97 square miles.
📰 Fort McDermitt News Today
- ‘Consultation is not consent’: What rights do tribes have when mining comes knocking? - Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Review-Journal · Dec 19
- Ioneer, Lithium Americas defend Nevada projects as Amnesty flags Indigenous consent gap The Northern Miner · May 13
- U.S. defense spending on critical minerals surges in the last decade - news news - Mongabay · Jun 10
- Cancer, mercury and extraction: Nevada mining town, near Thacker Pass, has polluted past - Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Review-Journal · Dec 19
- Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe work flinty soil - sustainable economic development elusive in remote region of Nevada Sierra Nevada Ally · Nov 5
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What Makes Fort McDermitt Unique
- The only place in America named Fort McDermitt — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNevada
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area17.97 sq mi
Coordinates41.9655, -117.6394