Washoe County, Nevada

 

Founding: 1861
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Washoe people
Seat: Washoe City (1861–1871); Reno (1871–)

Land area: 6,302 square miles

Population (2020): 486,492

Population (historic): 3,091 (1870); 6,437 (1890); 17,434 (1910); 27,158 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; 15 CDPs

National Register listings: 89

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,031 (1.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,916
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,828
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 481
Average farm size (1920): 93.6 acres
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Reno

Namesake: Jesse Reno, U.S. army officer

Founding: 1868 (platting); 1868 (post office); 1903 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 264,165

Population (historic): 1,035 (1870); 3,563 (1890); 10,867 (1910); 18,529 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1868–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,190 (1.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Lemuel Bowers House (1863). 4005 Bowers Mansion Road. Italianate.
2. *Theodore Winters Ranch (1862–1864). 1020 Carson–Reno Highway. Gothic Revival.
3. Caughlin Ranch (1876). 3636 Mayberry Drive. Italianate.
4. *Alamo Ranch / John Sparks Ranch (c. 1901). 20205 South Virginia Street. Classical Revival.