Elko County, Nevada
Founding: 1869 Parent county: Lander Namesake: The city of Elko Seat: Elko (1869–) Land area: 17,170 square miles Population (2020): 53,702 Population (historic): 3,447 (1870); 4,794 (1890); 8,133 (1910); 9,960 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: Four cities; seven CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,070 (5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,945 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,681 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 543 Average farm size (1920): 338.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Elko Namesake: Unknown Founding: 1868 (platting); 1869 (post office); 1917 (incorporation) Popul...