White Pine County, Nevada

Founding: 1869
Parent county: Lander

Namesake: Pinus flexilis (limber pine), a common species in the county
Seat: Hamilton (1869–1887); Ely (1887–)

Land area: 8,876 square miles

Population (2020): 9,080

Population (historic): 7,189 (1870); 1,721 (1890); 7,441 (1910); 11,771 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1890–1940; 1950–1970; 1980s; 2000s

Subdivisions: One city; five CDPs

National Register listings: 22

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,258 (27.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,520
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,710

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 211
Average farm size (1920): 148.1 acres

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Ely

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1878 (founding); 1878 (post office)

Population (2020): 3,924

Population (historic): 203 (1890); 525 (1900); 2,055 (1910); 2,090 (1920); 3,045 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1940; 1950–1980; 2000s
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 481 (22.7%)

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