Calling Nipton a "town" is a bit of an exaggeration, too. From what I'm seeing in the satellite photos, it's barely a wide spot in the road, in the middle of the desert, near what might have once been a train station. I've seen truck stops larger than this.

(And I'm not exaggerating when I say "in the middle of the desert". It's right on the edge of the Mojave National Preserve. This is not a good place for anything, let alone for agriculture.)