| Ormsby County | |||||||
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| County ofNevada | |||||||
| 1861–1969 | |||||||
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 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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Ormsby County was acounty inNevada Territory from 1861 to 1864 and in theState of Nevada from 1864 until 1969. It containedCarson City, thecounty seat, and later, thestate capital, founded two years earlier.
It was named after MajorWilliam 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 ofPaiute people nearPyramid Lake, Nevada, which was at the time part ofUtah Territory.[1]
Ormsby County was established in 1861 with creation ofNevada Territory. The county's population dwindled significantly after thegold rush days. By the late 1940s, it was little more thanCarson 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 theConsolidated Municipality of Carson City.[2]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1868 | 500 | 54.35% | 420 | 45.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1872 | 514 | 62.38% | 310 | 37.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1876 | 844 | 62.52% | 506 | 37.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1880 | 624 | 57.99% | 452 | 42.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1884 | 537 | 61.58% | 335 | 38.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1888 | 570 | 61.69% | 354 | 38.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1892 | 417 | 48.38% | 31 | 3.60% | 414 | 48.03% |
| 1896 | 284 | 33.41% | 550 | 64.71% | 16 | 1.88% |
| 1900 | 311 | 43.80% | 399 | 56.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1904 | 409 | 60.15% | 218 | 32.06% | 53 | 7.79% |
| 1908 | 350 | 46.60% | 343 | 45.67% | 58 | 7.72% |
| 1912 | 150 | 22.22% | 294 | 43.56% | 231 | 34.22% |
| 1916 | 534 | 43.52% | 610 | 49.71% | 83 | 6.76% |
| 1920 | 592 | 57.81% | 413 | 40.33% | 19 | 1.86% |
| 1924 | 413 | 44.31% | 415 | 44.53% | 104 | 11.16% |
| 1928 | 590 | 58.07% | 426 | 41.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1932 | 486 | 45.63% | 579 | 54.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 533 | 41.71% | 745 | 58.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 748 | 48.79% | 785 | 51.21% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1944 | 841 | 55.84% | 665 | 44.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 1,095 | 60.80% | 681 | 37.81% | 25 | 1.39% |
| 1952 | 1,653 | 74.06% | 579 | 25.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 1,749 | 68.03% | 822 | 31.97% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 1,946 | 60.27% | 1,283 | 39.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 1,997 | 48.40% | 2,129 | 51.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 3,169 | 56.58% | 1,770 | 31.60% | 662 | 11.82% |
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