Esmeralda County, Nevada
Founding: 1861 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Spanish word esmeralda ("emerald") Seat: Aurora (1861–1883); Hawthorne (1883–1907); Goldfield (1907–) Land area: 3,582 square miles Population (2020): 729 Population (historic): 1,553 (1870); 2,148 (1890); 9,369 (1910); 1,077 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1900s; 1930s; 1950–1990 Subdivisions: Three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 124 (12.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,115 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,274 Number of farms (1920): 19 Average farm size (1920): 181.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Goldfield Namesake: Gold deposits in the area Founding: 1902 (pla...