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Storey County
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county in Nevada, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- Founded
- 1861 ; 165 years ago ( 1861 )
- Named after
- Edward Farris Storey
- Seat
- Virginia City
- Largest community
- Virginia City
- Total
- 264 sq mi (680 km )
- Land
- 263 sq mi (680 km )
- Water
- 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,260
- Density
- 15.6/sq mi (6.02/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- storeycounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Nevada
- Capital
- Virginia City
- Population
- 4104
- Area
- 683
- Shares border with
- Carson City
- Official website
- www.storeycounty.org
- Image
- A491, Virginia City, Nevada, USA, Storey County Courthouse, 2016.jpg
- Households
- 1704
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- Commons category
- Storey County, Nevada
- topic's main category
- Category:Storey County, Nevada
- inception
- 1861-00-00
- different from
- Story County
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Storey County
- social media followers
- 1548
- per capita income
- 39758
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,104, making it the third-least populous county, but one of the fastest-growing economies in Nevada. In 2018, over 18,000 people were employed in the county. Its area is 264 square miles (680 square kilometers), making it the smallest county in Nevada in terms of area (though the independent city of Carson City is smaller). Its county seat is Virginia City. Storey County is part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. The population of the county has fluctuated significantly throughout the years, from a high of 16,115 in 1880 to a low of 568 in 1960.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Storey County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.