Clark County, Nevada

Founding: 1909
Parent county: Lincoln

Namesake: William Clark, Montana businessman
Seat: Las Vegas (1909–)

Land area: 7,891 square miles

Population (2020): 2,265,461

Population (historic): 3,321 (1910); 4,859 (1920); 8,532 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1910–2020

Subdivisions: Five cities; 19 CDPs

National Register listings: 62

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,184 (0.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $854
Average outbuilding value (1930): $325

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 162
Average farm size (1920): 34.9 acres

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Las Vegas

Namesake: The Spanish term las vegas ("the meadows")

Founding: 1903 (post office); 1905 (platting); 1911 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 641,903

Population (historic): 800 (1910); 2,304 (1920); 5,165 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1905–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,063 (0.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *John Park House / Kiel Ranch (1911). 200 West Carey Avenue. Mission Revival. Razed.