Gardnerville, Nevada

The community was named after John Gardner, a local cattleman.{{Cite book |last=Federal Writers' Project |url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada |publisher=W.P.A. |year=1941 |pages=19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171723/http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |archive-date=April 9, 2018 |url-status=live}}

It was a sundown town; a siren would be blown at 6 p.m. daily alerting Native Americans to leave town by sundown.{{Cite book |last=Loewen |first=James William |author-link=James W. Loewen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPxJ_aG_B-8C |title=Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism |date=2005 |publisher=The New Press |isbn=978-1565848870 |location=New York |page=23 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite web |last=Hildebrand |first=Kurt |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Bill That May Silence Minden Siren on Governor's Desk |url=https://www.recordcourier.com/news/2021/may/27/bill-may-silence-minden-siren-governors-desk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607182129/https://www.recordcourier.com/news/2021/may/27/bill-may-silence-minden-siren-governors-desk/ |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |website=Record-Courier}}{{Cite news |last=Lochhead |first=Colton |date=May 15, 2021 |title=In Nevada Town, a Racist Past Cries Out — Every Day |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/in-nevada-town-a-racist-past-cries-out-every-day-2355371/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607213634/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/in-nevada-town-a-racist-past-cries-out-every-day-2355371/ |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}} The practice was ended in 2023 by SB 391 passed before the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.{{Cite web |last=Hildebrand |first=Kurt |date=April 5, 2023 |title=Update: Bill to Silence Minden Siren Carries $50,000 Fine |url=http://www.recordcourier.com/news/2023/apr/05/bill-to-silence-minden-siren-carries-50000-fine/ |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=Record-Courier}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Gardnerville has a total area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The area has a Köppen climate classification of Csb, which is a dry-summer subtropical climate often referred to as "Mediterranean".{{Cite web |title=Climate Summary for Gardnerville, Nevada |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=191562&cityname=Gardnerville%2C+Nevada%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |website=WeatherBase.com}}

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{{US Census population

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|2000= 3357

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As of the census of 2000, there were 3,357 people, 1,473 households, and 870 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|699.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|324.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.93% White, 0.45% African American, 1.07% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 5.30% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.83% of the population.

There were 1,473 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.82.

The population is relatively evenly distributed by age, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,204, and the median income for a family was $46,154. Males had a median income of $34,769 versus $29,550 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,670. About 12.1% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

• Carson Valley Times
• The Record-Courier

The primary transportation provider in Gardnerville is Douglas Area Rural Transit.{{Cite web |title=Public Transportation Providers {{!}} Nevada Department of Transportation |url=https://www.dot.nv.gov/mobility/transit/transit-providers |website=www.dot.nv.gov |language=en}} Gardnerville is also serviced by Eastern Sierra Transit.{{Cite web |title=Lone Pine to Reno (395 NORTH) |url=https://www.estransit.com/routes-schedule/395-routes/lone-pine-to-reno/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218234512/https://www.estransit.com/routes-schedule/395-routes/lone-pine-to-reno/ |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Eastern Sierra Transit Authority}} Tahoe Transportation District operates an express bus from Gardnerville to Carson City.{{Cite web |title=Route 19X – Tahoe Transportation District |url=https://www.tahoetransportation.org/routes/route-19x/ |website=www.tahoetransportation.org}}

All areas of Douglas County are in the Douglas County School District.{{Cite web |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Douglas County, NV |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st32_nv/schooldistrict_maps/c32005_douglas/DC20SD_C32005.pdf |access-date=2024-09-26 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st32_nv/schooldistrict_maps/c32005_douglas/DC20SD_C32005_SD2MS.txt Text list]

• Jill Derby, Nevada System of Higher Education regent
• Shawn Estes, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Sable Starr, groupie
• Stone Cold Steve Austin, retired professional wrestler and actor.{{Cite news |last=Kamrani |first=Christopher |title=‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is racing toward a new frontier |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5668690/2024/07/31/stone-cold-steve-austin-wwe/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

• 1948: Chicken Every Sunday, directed by George Seaton
• 1957: Wild is the Wind, directed by George Cukor{{Cite journal |year=1958 |title=Wild Is the Wind |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jj5DAAAAYAAJ&q=Gardnerville+%22Wild+Is+the+Wind%22 |journal=National Wool Grower |publisher=National Wool Growers Association |volume=48 |quote=Many of the scenes in this picture were shot at the Wallace Park Ranch in Garnerville, Nevada... |via=Google Books}}
• 1973: Charley Varrick, directed by Don Siegel, starring Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Sheree North, and Andrew Robinson
• 1989: The Wizard, directed by Todd Holland, starring Fred Savage{{Cite book |last=Catalano |first=Grace |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uGWBuDoV73AC&q=Gardnerville+%22The+Wizard%22 |title=Fred Savage: Totally Awesome |publisher=Bantam Books |year=1991 |isbn=9780553288582 |location=New York |quote=Locations during the first two weeks included the rural Nevada cities of Minden, Gardnerville, Fallon, Hazen, Dayton, and Lake Tahoe. |via=Google Books}}
• 2012: The Motel Life, directed by Alan and Gabriel Polsky, starring Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, and Dakota Fanning

• List of sundown towns in the United States

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• [http://www.carsonvalleynv.org/ Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce]
• [http://gardnervillenevada.townstate.com/ahome.html Gardnerville Business Community Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717081527/http://gardnervillenevada.townstate.com/ahome.html |date=July 17, 2011 }}

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