Nye County, Nevada

Founding: 1864
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: James Nye, Nevada territorial governor
Seat: Ione (1864–1867); Belmont (1867–1905); Tonopah (1905–)

Land area: 18,182 square miles

Population (2020): 51,591

Population (historic): 1,087 (1870); 1,290 (1890); 7,513 (1910); 3,989 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1900s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: Four CDPs

National Register listings: 54

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 552 (2.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,010
Average outbuilding value (1930): $741

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 152
Average farm size (1920): 130 acres

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Tonopah

Namesake: A Shoshone word of uncertain meaning

Founding: 1900 (founding); 1905 (post office)

Population (2020): 2,179

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 471 (30.1%)

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