Storey County, Nevada

Storey County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 3,399, which was estimated to have risen to 4,110 in 2006. Its is.

History
Storey County was created in and named for Captain, who was killed in  in the. It is the smallest county in the state; despite its small size, it was the most populous in Nevada when it was created in 1861. has always been its county seat. It was originally to be named McClellan County after who later ran against Lincoln for President and lost. Today, Storey County is noted for its legal prostitution. In the, Storey became the only county to vote in support of Question 7, a statewide ballot initiative to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol, sponsored by the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 683 (264 ). 682 km² (263 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north, west
 * - south, east
 * - very small border to the southwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,399 people, 1,462 households, and 969 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (13/sq mi). There were 1,596 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.00%, 0.29% or , 1.44% , 1.00% , 0.15% , 1.68% from , and 2.44% from two or more races. 5.12% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,462 households out of which 21.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.70% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 35.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 107.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,490, and the median income for a family was $57,095. Males had a median income of $40,123 versus $26,417 for females. The for the county was $23,642. 5.80% of the population and 2.50% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.20% are under the age of 18 and 4.80% are 65 or older.