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Battle Mountain is an Unincorporated Community and Census-designated Place in Lander County , Nevada , United States . The population was 2,871 at the 2000 Census . Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the County Seat of Lander County . Its primary economic base is gold mining and, to a lesser extent, legal prostitution. Battle Mountain is perhaps best known as having been designated with the dubious distinction of " Armpit of America" in a 2001 '' Washington Post Magazine '' article. {Link without Title} Battle Mountain has capitalized on this notoriety by staging an annual "Armpit Festival", starting in 2002 which has since been done away with. The festival was sponsored by Old Spice . Among human-powered vehicle enthusiasts, Battle Mountain is famous for hosting annual bike races on a long, straight, flat stretch of Highway 305 just outside of town. Pedaling a streamlined two-wheeler at 81.00 MPH over a 200 meter distance in 2002, Sam Whittingham established himself as "the fastest man alive". Also annually held on the same stretch of road is the 'Pony Express' {Link without Title} , an open road event from Battle Mountain to Austin and back again. This make the longest open road race in the country, averaging a total of 130 miles. Battle Mountain was the temporary home of the Walls family in the autobiography The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. The Owl Motel located in Battle Mountain was used in the 2001 film Joy Ride . GEOGRAPHY Battle Mountain is located at (40.639431, -116.937342). According to the United States Census Bureau , the community has a total area of 4.7 Km&2 (1.9 Mi&2 ), all land. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,871 people, 1,053 households, and 731 families residing in the community. The Population Density was 612.4/km&2 (1,588.3/mi&2). There were 1,455 housing units at an average density of 310.4/km&2 (804.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the community was 81.30% White , 0.14% African American , 2.54% Native American , 0.49% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 11.81% from Other Races , and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.58% of the population. There were 1,053 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were Married Couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.28. The population is spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males. The median income for a household in the community was $42,981, and the median income for a family was $50,995. Males had a median income of $45,313 versus $25,417 for females. The Per Capita Income for the community was $16,975. About 7.8% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over. The Te-moak Western Shoshone Indian Reservations is located on the westside of the town. The reservation is split in the middle by I-80. On one side lies the New Colony on the other side lies the Old Colony. This neighborhood is considered by many to be the Watts or South Central of Northern Nevada. FAMOUS EVENTS In 95' Kevin Costner came here. EXTERNAL LINKS
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