Esmeralda County, Nevada

Founding: 1861
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Spanish word esmeralda ("emerald")
Seat: Aurora (1861–1883); Hawthorne (1883–1907); Goldfield (1907–)

Land area: 3,582 square miles

Population (2020): 729

Population (historic): 1,553 (1870); 2,148 (1890); 9,369 (1910); 1,077 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1900s; 1930s; 1950–1990

Subdivisions: Three CDPs

National Register listings: One

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 124 (12.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,115
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,274
Number of farms (1920): 19
Average farm size (1920): 181.9 acres
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Goldfield

Namesake: Gold deposits in the area

Founding: 1902 (platting); 1903 (post office)

Population (2020): 225

Population (historic): 4,838 (1910); 1,558 (1920); 692 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1902–1910; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 74 (22.1%)

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