| Official Name: | Gardnerville |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Douglas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.43 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.43 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.80 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6211 |
| Population Density Km2: | 499.57 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1293.96 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation M: | 1448 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4751 |
| Coordinates: | 38.9408°N -119.7436°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 89410, 89460 |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 32-26300 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0859798 |
Gardnerville is an unincorporated town[2] in Douglas County, Nevada, adjacent to the county seat of Minden. The population was 6,211 at the 2020 census.[3]
U.S. Route 395 runs through the center of Gardnerville. State Route 207, known as Kingsbury Grade, connects Gardnerville to Stateline and U.S. Route 50.
The community was named after John Gardner, a local cattleman.[4]
It was a sundown town; a siren would be blown at 6 p.m. daily alerting Native Americans to leave town by sundown.[5] [6] [7] The practice was ended in 2023 by SB 391 passed before the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Gardnerville has a total area of 4.8sqmi, 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".[9]
As of the census of 2020, there were 6,211 people and 2,724 households in the CDP.
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 699.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,556 housing units at an average density of 324.4sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.
The primary transportation provider in Gardnerville is Douglas Area Rural Transit.[10] Gardnerville is also serviced by Eastern Sierra Transit.[11] Tahoe Transportation District operates an express bus from Gardnerville to Carson City.[12]
All areas of Douglas County are in the Douglas County School District.[13]