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Place Name
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Fernley
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Pronunciation
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FUHRN-lee
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Place Status (Type)
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unincorporated village
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Population
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5,164 (1990)
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Location
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Lyon County, Nevada (NV), United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°34'N
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Longitude
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119°12'W
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Fernley
(FUHRN-lee), uninc. village (1990 pop. 5,164), Lyon
co., W Nev., near Truckee R., 31 mi/50 km E of
Reno in irrigated agr. area; 39°34'N 119°12'W. Elev.
4,153 ft/1,266 m. Trading point and feeding
base for livestock; mining center; cattle, sheep; hay. Mfg.
(contruction materials, paper prods., cement, plastics prods.,
diatomite mining and processing, modified bitumen. Pyramid L. Indian
Reservation to NW.
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