{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Sutcliffe, Nevada |settlement_type = CDP |nickname = |motto =

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<!-- General information --> |timezone = Pacific (PST) |utc_offset = -8 |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = -7 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 3888 |coordinates = {{coord|39|56|50|N|119|36|13|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 89510 |area_code = 775 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 32-71800 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0858208<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|858208}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Sutcliffe''' is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.<ref name=gnis/> As of the 2020 census, Sutcliffe had a population of 282.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A71800&in=state%3A32|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 12, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> It is part of the Reno&ndash;Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sutcliffe lies along State Route 446 which connects the settlement to Nixon and Pyramid Lake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sutcliffe/Nixon Road Route 446 |url=https://nsbfoundation.com/sb/sutcliffe-nixon-road-route-446/ |website=nsbfoundation.com |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref> ==Geography== Sutcliffe is located at {{coord|39|56|50|N|119|36|13|W|type:city}} (39.947238, -119.603603).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The core settlement is located on the western banks of Pyramid Lake.

For climate data for Sutcliffe, see: Pyramid Lake (Nevada)#Climate

===Climate=== {{Weather box <!-- Infobox begins --> | single line = Y | location = Sutcliffe, Nevada (1991–2020) <!-- Average high temperatures --> | Jan high F =42.8 | Feb high F =46.6 | Mar high F =53.6 | Apr high F =60.0 | May high F =69.0 | Jun high F =78.7 | Jul high F =87.5 | Aug high F =86.0 | Sep high F =77.7 | Oct high F =64.0 | Nov high F =51.7 | Dec high F =43.7 <!-- Mean daily temperature --> | Jan mean F =36.2 | Feb mean F =39.3 | Mar mean F =44.9 | Apr mean F =50.2 | May mean F =58.8 | Jun mean F =67.8 | Jul mean F =76.1 | Aug mean F =75.0 | Sep mean F =67.4 | Oct mean F =55.3 | Nov mean F =44.4 | Dec mean F =36.9 <!-- Average low temperatures --> | Jan low F =29.6 | Feb low F =32.0 | Mar low F =36.1 | Apr low F =40.3 | May low F =48.6 | Jun low F =56.9 | Jul low F =64.7 | Aug low F =64.1 | Sep low F =57.1 | Oct low F =46.6 | Nov low F =37.1 | Dec low F =30.2 <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =1.32 | Feb precipitation inch =0.80 | Mar precipitation inch =0.77 | Apr precipitation inch =0.49 | May precipitation inch =0.62 | Jun precipitation inch =0.50 | Jul precipitation inch =0.22 | Aug precipitation inch =0.18 | Sep precipitation inch =0.27 | Oct precipitation inch =0.51 | Nov precipitation inch =0.76 | Dec precipitation inch =0.98 <!-- Snowfall --> | Jan snow inch =1.3 | Feb snow inch =1.0 | Mar snow inch =0.6 | Apr snow inch =0.2 | May snow inch =0.0 | Jun snow inch =0.0 | Jul snow inch =0.0 | Aug snow inch =0.0 | Sep snow inch =0.0 | Oct snow inch =0.0 | Nov snow inch =0.4 | Dec snow inch =0.7 <!-- Mandatory fields, source --> | source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00267953 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-04-02 }}</ref> }}<!-- Infobox ends -->

==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 282 |align=left |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }} As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 281 people, 105 households, and 70 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|28.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 113 housing units at an average density of 11.3 per square mile (4.4/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 41.64% White, 47.69% Native American, 0.71% Pacific Islander, 2.14% from other races, and 7.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.69% of the population.

There were 105 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,629. About 27.4% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those 65 or over.

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{{Washoe County, Nevada}}

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Category:Census-designated places in Washoe County, Nevada Category:Census-designated places in Nevada Category:Reno metropolitan area