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

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.

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