Halleck is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in central Elko County

Elko County, Nevada

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...

, Nevada

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, United States

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. It lies at the interchange of Interstate 80 and State Route 229

Nevada State Route 229

State Route 229, or Halleck and Secret Pass Road, is a state highway in Elko County, Nevada, USA. It is a routing from Interstate 80 around Halleck, heading south through Secret Pass, to where it meets Ruby Valley Road . From there it heads northeast to U.S. Route 93.-References:*...

 northeast of the city of Elko

Elko, Nevada

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. Its elevation is 5,230 feet (1,594 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office

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, with the ZIP code

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 of 89824. The post office was established April 24, 1873; the name originates from Camp Halleck, established July 26, 1867, to protect construction workers on the Central Pacific Railroad

Central Pacific Railroad

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, and named for Major General Henry Wager Halleck

Henry Wager Halleck

Henry Wager Halleck was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains." He was an important participant in the admission of California as a state and became a successful lawyer and land developer...

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The community is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area

Elko micropolitan area

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