Holt County, Missouri

Founding: 1841
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: David Holt, Missouri politician
Seat: Oregon (1841–)

Land area: 463 square miles

Population (2020): 4,223

Population (historic): 3,957 (1850); 11,652 (1870); 17,083 (1900); 12,720 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1970s

Subdivisions: Five cities; four villages; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 891 (31.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,525
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,372

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,814
Average farm size (1920): 125.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Germany, and Pennsylvania

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Oregon

Namesake: The state of Oregon

Founding: 1841 (platting as Finley); 1841 (incorporation); 1843 (post office)

Population (2020): 837

Population (historic): 720 (1860); 862 (1880); 1,032 (1900); 922 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1920–1940; 1950s; 1970–1990
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 168 (36.8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. DeWitt Porter House (c. 1885). 17782 US Highway 59. Benton. Italianate. Razed.
2. George McIntyre House (c. 1895). 29452 US Highway 59. Forbes. Queen Anne.
3. Patrick Fitzmaurice House (1854). 26337 State Route 111. Forest. Greek Revival.
4. Henry Roselius House (c. 1875). 13170 State Route 111. Lincoln. Italianate.
5. Henry Dankers House (1876). State Route 111, south of Corning. Lincoln. Italianate. Razed.
6. John Haigler Farm (c. 1870). 20048 Road 250. Minton. Gothic Revival.
7. Henry Minton Farm (c. 1870). 24665 US Highway 159. Minton. Italianate.
8. Samuel Stuckey Farm (c. 1875). 32696 Road 285. Nodaway. Gothic Revival.
9. Jesse Carroll Inn (c. 1844/1920). 34422 Road 285. Nodaway. Craftsman. Razed.
10. John Meyer Farm (c. 1865). 25563 Trinity Road. Nodaway.
11. Hickison Belt Farm (c. 1855). 29395 US Highway 59. Nodaway. Greek Revival. Razed.

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