Ormsby County, Nevada

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Ormsby County
County of Nevada
1861–1969
Flag of Ormsby County, Nevada (1964-1969).svg
Flag
1861 map of Nevada Territory, Ormsby County highlighted.svg
1861 map of Nevada Territory, with Ormsby County highlighted
Capital Carson City
Population 
• 1870
3,668
• 1960
8,063
History 
• Established
25 November 1861
• Merged
1 April 1969
Contained within
 •  Country United States
 •  Territory Nevada Territory (1861–1864)
 •  State Nevada (1864–1969)
Succeeded by
Carson City Blank.png

Ormsby County was a county in Nevada Territory from 1861 to 1864 and in the State of Nevada from 1864 until 1969. It contained Carson City, the county seat, and later, the state capital, founded two years earlier.

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Name

It was named after Major William Ormsby, one of the original settlers of Carson City, killed along with seventy-five other men in 1860, in an unsuccessful attempt to subdue a perceived uprising of Paiute people near Pyramid Lake, Nevada, which was at the time part of Utah Territory. [1]

History

Ormsby County Courthouse in Carson City. Ormsby County Courthouse.jpg
Ormsby County Courthouse in Carson City.

Ormsby County was established in 1861 with creation of Nevada Territory. The county's population dwindled significantly after the gold rush days. By the late 1940s, it was little more than Carson City and a few surrounding hamlets to the west. By the 1960 census, all but 2,900 of the county's 8,300 residents lived in Carson City. Discussions began about merging Carson City with Ormsby County after World War II. However, the effort never got beyond the planning stages until 1966, when a statewide referendum formally approved the merger. The required constitutional amendment was passed in 1968. On April 1, 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City officially merged as the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City. [2]

Politics

United States presidential election results for Ormsby County, Nevada [3]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
1868 50054.35%42045.65%00.00%
1872 51462.38%31037.62%00.00%
1876 84462.52%50637.48%00.00%
1880 62457.99%45242.01%00.00%
1884 53761.58%33538.42%00.00%
1888 57061.69%35438.31%00.00%
1892 41748.38%313.60%41448.03%
1896 28433.41%55064.71%161.88%
1900 31143.80%39956.20%00.00%
1904 40960.15%21832.06%537.79%
1908 35046.60%34345.67%587.72%
1912 15022.22%29443.56%23134.22%
1916 53443.52%61049.71%836.76%
1920 59257.81%41340.33%191.86%
1924 41344.31%41544.53%10411.16%
1928 59058.07%42641.93%00.00%
1932 48645.63%57954.37%00.00%
1936 53341.71%74558.29%00.00%
1940 74848.79%78551.21%00.00%
1944 84155.84%66544.16%00.00%
1948 1,09560.80%68137.81%251.39%
1952 1,65374.06%57925.94%00.00%
1956 1,74968.03%82231.97%00.00%
1960 1,94660.27%1,28339.73%00.00%
1964 1,99748.40%2,12951.60%00.00%
1968 3,16956.58%1,77031.60%66211.82%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Carson City Essay—Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City—A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 31, 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "About Carson City". Carson City. May 29, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

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