Cole County, Missouri

Founding: 1821
Parent county: Cooper

Namesake: Stephen Cole, Missouri settler
Seat: Jefferson City (1821–)

Land area: 394 square miles

Population (2020): 77,279

Population (historic): 3,023 (1830); 9,697 (1860); 15,515 (1880); 20,578 (1900); 30,848 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1840; 1850–2020

Subdivisions: Six cities; two villages; six townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,390 (10.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 41.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,389
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,145

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,621
Average farm size (1920): 86.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio

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Jefferson City

Namesake: Thomas Jefferson, U.S. president

Founding: 1821 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1825 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 43,228

Population (historic): 3,082 (1860); 5,271 (1880); 9,664 (1900); 21,596 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,560 (13.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Joseph Wallendorf Log House (c. 1830). 701 Country Club Drive. Jefferson.
2. Gerhard Dulle Farm (1902). 1101 State Route 54. Jefferson.
3. Frederick Raithel Farm (c. 1890). 7119 State Route 179. Marion. Italianate.
4. Lewis Bolton Farm (c. 1833). 9515 Road W. Osage. Greek Revival.
5. Lansdown–Higgins Log House (c. 1830/1854). 5450 Tanner Bridge Road. Osage. Greek Revival. Razed.

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