Minden is in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2000 census. It is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It is named after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has possessed a post office since 1906.
US Highway 395 runs through Minden. It is also the terminus of State Route 88, which becomes California State Route 88 on the west side of the state line.
The Douglas campus of the Western Nevada College is located in Minden.
