Douglas County, Nevada

Founding: 1861
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Stephen Douglas, Illinois politician
Seat: Genoa (1861–1915); Minden (1915–)

Land area: 710 square miles

Population (2020): 49,488

Population (historic): 1,215 (1870); 1,551 (1890); 1,895 (1910); 1,840 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1900s; 1930s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: 27 CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 438 (1.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 1.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $4,284
Average outbuilding value (1930): $4,205

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 129
Average farm size (1920): 211.4 acres

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Minden

Namesake: Minden, Germany

Founding: 1906 (platting); 1906 (post office)

Population (2020): 3,442

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 102 (6.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Friday's Station / Burke–Small Inn (c. 1860). 85 Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
2. Hanne Dangberg Ranch (c. 1865/1915). 1450 State Route 88. Classical Revival.
3. Job's Peak Ranch / William Sharpe Estate (1936–1937). 144 Summit Ridge Way. Swiss Revival.

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