Lincoln County, Nevada

Founding: 1866
Parent county: Nye

Namesake: Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president
Seat: Crystal Springs (1866); Hiko (1867–1871); Pioche (1871–)

Land area: 10,633 square miles

Population (2020): 4,499

Population (historic): 2,985 (1870); 2,466 (1890); 3,489 (1910); 3,601 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1890–1910; 1920–1940; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: One city; 10 CDPs

National Register listings: 10

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 257 (9.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $946
Average outbuilding value (1930): $473
Number of farms (1920): 145
Average farm size (1920): 63.9 acres
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Pioche

Namesake: François Pioche, land speculator

Founding: 1869 (founding); 1870 (post office)

Population (2020): 933

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 101 (17.4%)

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