Depleted ore in mines, labor strife and the exodus of miners during World War I caused a steep decline in the city's economy, from which it has never recovered.

Victor was founded in 1891, shortly after Winfield Scott Stratton discovered gold nearby.

Half of Battle Mountain's gold was extracted by the Portland Mine, which was called the "Queen of the District".

Heavyweight boxing champion William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey was a mucker in the Portland Mine.

[citation needed] The Western Federation of Miners (WFM) began to organize workers in a fight for shorter work days and standard wages.

[16] The workforce became heavily unionized after the Western Federation of Miners conducted a significant strike in 1894.

[18] The WFM's union hall in Victor still stands, with telltale bullet holes left intact.

From 1976 to 1989, the company produced 150,000 troy ounces (4,600 kg) of gold by reprocessing tailings and mining two small surface deposits.

According to the United States Census Bureau for 2010, the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), all of it land.

Victor experiences a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfb), bordering on subalpine (Dfc).

Summers are very mild, while winters are relatively cold.As of the census of 2010, there were 397 people, 212 households, and 103 families residing in the city.

[30] "Victor Celebrates the Arts" is a judged painting contest held on Labor Day weekend,[31] which began in 2000.

A 2015 book, City of Mines, by Anderson & Low (ISBN 978-1907893773), depicts the buildings and scenery around the town without showing the people.

[32] In 2022, youtubers The Baseball Bat Bros attempted to break the Guinness World Record for Longest home run hit, set by Babe Ruth in 1921 with a verified measurement of 575 feet.