Storey County, Nevada
Founding: 1861 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Edward Storey, Nevada settler Seat: Virginia City (1861–) Land area: 263 square miles Population (2020): 4,104 Population (historic): 11,359 (1870); 16,115 (1880); 3,673 (1900); 3,045 (1910); 667 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1930s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 122 (6.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 73.5% Housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,956 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,633 Number of farms (1920): 14 Average farm size (1920): 49.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Virginia City Namesake: Unknown—perhaps the state of Virginia Founding: 1859 (founding); 1859 (post office) Population (2020): 787 Population (historic): ...