Churchill County, Nevada
Founding: 1861 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Sylvester Churchill, U.S. army officer Seat: Buckland (1861–1864); La Plata (1864–1868); Stillwater (1868–1904); Fallon (1904–) Land area: 4,930 square miles Population (2020): 25,516 Population (historic): 196 (1870); 703 (1890); 2,811 (1910); 5,075 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1870–2020 Subdivisions: One city; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 398 (3.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,161 Average outbuilding value (1930): $804 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 498 Average farm size (1920): 72 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Fallon Namesake: Michael Fallon, owner of the city site Fo...