Lander County, Nevada

Founding: 1862
Parent counties: Churchill and Humboldt

Namesake: Frederick Lander, Union general
Seat: Jacob's Spring (1862); Austin (1863–1979); Battle Mountain (1979–)

Land area: 5,490 square miles

Population (2020): 5,734

Population (historic): 2,815 (1870); 2,266 (1890); 1,786 (1910); 1,714 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1900s; 1920–1950; 1960–1990

Subdivisions: Three CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 186 (6.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,099
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,958
Number of farms (1920): 64
Average farm size (1920): 255.3 acres
_________________________________________________________________________________

Austin (ex-seat)

Namesake: Alvah Austin, silver speculator

Founding: 1862 (platting); 1863 (post office)

Population (2020): 167

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 56 (28.9%)
_________________________________________________________________________________

Battle Mountain

Namesake: Unclear

Founding: 1870 (platting); 1870 (post office)

Population (2020): 3,705

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 111 (7.6%)

_________________________________________________________________________________

View and filter the data. Or see a map.

_________________________________________________________________________________