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The seat of Douglas county since 1916, was named for a town in Westphalia, Germany, where the founder of the H.F. Dangberg Land and Live Stock Company was born in 1829. The company established Minden in 1905 to provide terminal facilities for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, which was then extending a branch line southward from Carson City. Principal promoter of the town and its related development was H.F. Dangberg, Jr., secretary of the company and son of the founder.
County: Douglas County
Minden Zip Codes: 89423
Minden Public Schools:
Elementary School: PINON HILLS ELEMENTARY, MINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND JACKS VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Middle School: UNKNOWN
High School: DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Minden School Information
Minden Population: 8,267
Minden White Population: 7,808
Minden Black Population: 10
Minden Hispanic Population: 444
Minden Asian Population: 80
Minden Hawaiian Population: 7
Minden Indian Population: 74
Minden Other Population: 104
Minden Male Population: 4,106
Minden Female Population: 4,161
Minden Average House Value: $188,600.00
Minden Average Household Income: $58,110.00
Minden Average Persons Per Household: 2.58
Minden Median Age: 43.50
Minden Median Age Male: 43.70
Minden Median Age Female: 43.40
Minden Business Establishments: 389
Minden Employees: 5,044
Minden Total Annual Payroll: $188,044,000.00
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