The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
CountyFieu
of Last Census
Churchill County and Fallon Leads
In Nevada's Last Census
Count

Statistics have been released by
the government census bureau COW
ering the complete count effected In
this state early last year. This
enumeration has been repeatedly
impeached by prideful partisans of
home communities and probably
more or less correctly so, for the
perfect one hundred per cent. CEN
sus. like the perfect modern man,
figures must stand as official
dictnm throughout the present dec
ade.
Uncle Sans census takers found
that Churchill county was the only
Nevada subdivision of the kind that
increased more than SO per cent in
population during the period from
1910-1920. Nevada's map with
this territory thus emblazoned,
makes Churchill look like the heart
of the state and such it truly is.
Down in the southernmost county
of Clarke is an an accredited in
crease of between 20 and so per
cent. White Pine. over on the Utah
border enjoyed an increase of be-
tween 15 and 25 per cent. Washoe
and Lyon were credited with in
creases of between FIVE and Is per
cent. while all other counties are
charged with retrogressive move
ment of population.
The greatest decreases occurred
in the mining counties of Esmeral-
da, Mineral and Storey. In the first
two this amounted to 54.6 per cent
of the 1910 population figure and In
Storey to 51.8 per cent. Lincoln
fell off 34.5. Ormsby, 2s.2. Eureka,
26.2, Lander, 16.9, Nye, 1874, Hum
boldt and Pershing, each Al,
Douglas, 81, and Elko, 0.0e.
Irrigation is shown to be the
prime factor in increasing the pop
ulation of the states counties that
have made advances and this may
logically be taken as inspiration for
future state legislation. Hereto
fore the mining class has predomi-
mated and the transiency of the oc-
cupation has been marked by the
events of late years. 1t is note
worthy toos that decreases have.
been shown in all counties given
over to the stockraising industry.
Both of these forms of endeavor
have held the agricultural resources
of Nevada within check because of
the seeming inimicality existing be-
tween them and the farming indus
try, but lawmakers are needed at
this time and a far seeing state exc
cutive department should coordi-
nate to make Nevada's agrarian
population a full million. The state
has virgin soil resources that tran
scend anything of the kind in the
entire United States and only recog-
milton of the fact stands in the way
of rapid development
Churchill county now occupies
sixth place in the list of counties
and Fallon has seventh posi-
tion in the list of cities in
point of population. AS a precinct,
however, Fallon stands fifth within
the state, being exceeded only by
Reno, Tonopah, Sparks and McGill.
As city of one year ago 1t was ex-
ceeded by Reno with 1906, Tono-
pah, Ala, Sparks, 3,23S, Las
Vegas, 1904, Elko, 2173, Ely, 1000,
while Fallon is credited with 1,753.
Should Fallon's census be taken
at this time it would doubtless show
residents TO the number of more
than $500. for growth during the
last year has been very rapid and
despite the great number of new
structures that have been erected,
available housing quarters are nil.
Nevada's total population for
1920 has been placed at 77,407 ap-
portioned among its counties as fol-
lows: Washoe, 1887, White Pine,
S,935, Elko, S.035, Nye, 6,5O4.
Clark. 1859. Churchill. 4,649,
Lyon. 4.07S, Humboldt, 3,743,
Pershing, 2.S03. Ormsby, 2,453, Es-
meralda, 2,410. Lincoln, 2.2S7.
Mineral. 1,S4S, Douglas. 1926,
Lander. 1,4S4. Storey. 1869, and
Eureka, 1850.
This county's population by pre-
cincts was as follows: