Storey County, Nevada

Founding: 1861
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Edward Storey, Nevada settler
Seat: Virginia City (1861–)

Land area: 263 square miles

Population (2020): 4,104

Population (historic): 11,359 (1870); 16,115 (1880); 3,673 (1900); 3,045 (1910); 667 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1930s; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: One CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 122 (6.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 73.5%

Housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,956
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,633
Number of farms (1920): 14
Average farm size (1920): 49.9 acres
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Virginia City

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps the state of Virginia

Founding: 1859 (founding); 1859 (post office)

Population (2020): 787

Population (historic): 2,345 (1860); 7,048 (1870); 10,917 (1880); 2,695 (1900); 590 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1859–1880; 1930s; 1960–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 122 (33.9%)

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