Story County, Iowa

Founding: 1853 (declared in 1846)
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Joseph Story, Supreme Court justice
Seat: Nevada (1853–)
Land area: 573 square miles
Population (2020): 98,537
Population (historic): 4,051 (1860); 16,906 (1880); 23,159 (1900); 31,141 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–2020
Subdivisions: 15 cities; 16 townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,572 (13.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,201
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,642
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,215
Average farm size (1920): 132.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Norway, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Indiana, and Pennsylvania
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Nevada

 
Namesake: The Sierra Nevada Mountains
Founding: 1853 (platting); 1854 (post office); 1868 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 6,925
Population (historic): 350 (1860); 1,541 (1880); 2,472 (1900); 3,133 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1853–1900; 1910–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 573 (19.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Mildred Hansen House (c. 1915). 70555 315th Road. Collins. Craftsman.
2. Thomas Epperson House (c. 1895). 53721 170th Road. Franklin. Queen Anne.
3. Hover Lura House (c. 1885). 58484 142nd Road. Howard.
4. William Wood Farm (c. 1865). 29947 653rd Road. Indian Creek. Italianate.
5. Soren Anderson Farm (c. 1890). 14855 US Highway 69. Lafayette. Eastlake.
6. Marion Smith Farm (c. 1875). 58495 190th Road. Milford. Italianate.
7. Briggs Terrace / Otis Briggs Farm (1879). 1204 H Avenue. Nevada. Italianate.
8. Patrick Mulcahy Farm (c. 1885). 25623 710th Road. New Albany. Italianate.

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