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.
| Ormsby County | |||||||
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| County of Nevada | |||||||
| 1861–1969 | |||||||
.svg) Flag | |||||||
 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) | ||||||
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Name
editIt 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
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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
edit| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1968 | 3,169 | 56.58% | 1,770 | 31.60% | 662 | 11.82% |
| 1964 | 1,997 | 48.40% | 2,129 | 51.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 1,946 | 60.27% | 1,283 | 39.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 1,749 | 68.03% | 822 | 31.97% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 1,653 | 74.06% | 579 | 25.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 1,095 | 60.80% | 681 | 37.81% | 25 | 1.39% |
| 1944 | 841 | 55.84% | 665 | 44.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 748 | 48.79% | 785 | 51.21% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 533 | 41.71% | 745 | 58.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1932 | 486 | 45.63% | 579 | 54.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1928 | 590 | 58.07% | 426 | 41.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 413 | 44.31% | 415 | 44.53% | 104 | 11.16% |
| 1920 | 592 | 57.81% | 413 | 40.33% | 19 | 1.86% |
| 1916 | 534 | 43.52% | 610 | 49.71% | 83 | 6.76% |
| 1912 | 150 | 22.22% | 294 | 43.56% | 231 | 34.22% |
| 1908 | 350 | 46.60% | 343 | 45.67% | 58 | 7.72% |
| 1904 | 409 | 60.15% | 218 | 32.06% | 53 | 7.79% |
| 1900 | 311 | 43.80% | 399 | 56.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1896 | 284 | 33.41% | 550 | 64.71% | 16 | 1.88% |
| 1892 | 417 | 48.38% | 31 | 3.60% | 414 | 48.03% |
| 1888 | 570 | 61.69% | 354 | 38.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1884 | 537 | 61.58% | 335 | 38.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1880 | 624 | 57.99% | 452 | 42.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1876 | 844 | 62.52% | 506 | 37.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1872 | 514 | 62.38% | 310 | 37.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1868 | 500 | 54.35% | 420 | 45.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
See also
edit- Empire City, Nevada - Former town of Ormsby County, that was merged into Carson City
- Stewart Indian School - Former Indian school and separate village from Carson, merged into Carson City with the consolidation
- List of former United States counties
- List of Nevada counties
References
edit- ^ "Carson City Essay—Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City—A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". National Park Service. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "About Carson City". Carson City. May 29, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 12, 2018.