Ouray County, Colorado

Founding: 1877
Parent county: San Juan

Namesake: Ouray, Ute chief
Seat: Ouray (1877–)

Land area: 542 square miles

Population (2020): 4,874

Population (historic): 2,669 (1880); 4,731 (1900); 1,784 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1930s; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: One city; one town; three CDPs

National Register listings: Four

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 326 (10.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $986
Average outbuilding value (1930): $766
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 180
Average farm size (1920): 95 acres
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Ouray

Namesake: Ouray, Ute chief

Founding: 1875 (platting); 1875 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 898

Population (historic): 864 (1880); 2,196 (1900); 707 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1930–1950; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 170 (21%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *George Jackson House (1887). 14 Citadel Drive. Italianate.
2. House (c. 1890). 1631 County Road 5. Eastlake.