Ormsby County, Nevada
Founding: 1861 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: William Ormsby, early Carson City resident Seat: Carson City (1861–) Land area: 145 square miles Population (2020): 58,639 Population (historic): 714 (1860); 4,229 (1880); 2,100 (1900); 1,596 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1900s; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 229 (1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 41.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,476 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,959 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 49 Average farm size (1920): 61.8 acres ___________________________________________________________________________________ Carson City Namesake: Christopher Carson, American frontiersman ...