Hinsdale County, Colorado
Founding: 1874 Parent counties: Conejos and Lake Namesake: George Hinsdale, Colorado pioneer Seat: Lake City (1874–) Land area: 1,117 square miles Population (2020): 788 Population (historic): 1,487 (1880); 1,609 (1900); 449 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890s; 1970–2000 Subdivisions: One town; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 129 (8.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $900 Average outbuilding value (1930): $889 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 40 Average farm size (1920): 93.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Lake City Namesake: Unclear—perhaps Pete's Lake, which lies at the town's northern edge Founding: 1...