Gardnerville is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the county seat of Minden. The population was 6,211 at the 2020 census.
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.
History
The community was named after John Gardner, a local cattleman.
It was a sundown town; a siren would be blown at 6 p.m. daily alerting Native Americans to leave town by sundown. The practice was ended in 2023 by SB 391 passed before the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor. The area claimed that the nightly siren was a tribute to first responders.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Gardnerville has a total area of , all of it land.
Climate
The area has a Köppen climate classification of Csb, which is a dry-summer subtropical climate often referred to as "Mediterranean".