Lander County, Nevada
Founding: 1862 Parent counties: Churchill and Humboldt Namesake: Frederick Lander, U.S. army general Seat: Jacob's Spring (1862); Austin (1863–1979); Battle Mountain (1979–) Land area: 5,490 square miles Population (2020): 5,734 Population (historic): 2,815 (1870); 2,266 (1890); 1,786 (1910); 1,714 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1900s; 1920–1950; 1960–1990 Subdivisions: Three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 186 (6.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,099 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,958 Number of farms (1920): 64 Average farm size (1920): 255.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Austin (ex-seat) Namesake: Alvah Austin, silver speculator ...