Lyon County, Nevada

 

Founding: 1861
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Nathaniel Lyon, U.S. army general
Seat: Dayton (1861–1911); Yerington (1911–)

Land area: 2,001 square miles

Population (2020): 59,235

Population (historic): 1,837 (1870); 1,987 (1890); 3,568 (1910); 3,810 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890–1920; 1930s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; five CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 347 (1.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,089
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,641
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 297
Average farm size (1920): 176 acres
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Yerington

Namesake: Henry Yerington, Virginia and Truckee Railroad superintendent

Founding: 1871 (platting); 1894 (post office); 1907 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,121

Population (historic): 682 (1900); 1,169 (1910); 1,005 (1920); 964 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1920; 1940–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 20 (1.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Buckland Station / Samuel Buckland Inn (c. 1870). 10050 US Highway 95.

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