Warren County, Missouri

Founding: 1833
Parent county: Montgomery

Namesake: Joseph Warren, Boston revolutionary leader
Seat: Warrenton (1835–)

Land area: 429 square miles

Population (2020): 35,532

Population (historic): 4,253 (1840); 8,839 (1860); 10,806 (1880); 9,919 (1900); 8,082 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1890s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: Five cities; three villages; seven townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 864 (5.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,418
Average outbuilding value (1930): $992

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,425
Average farm size (1920): 88.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Virginia, and Kentucky

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Warrenton

Namesake: Joseph Warren, Boston revolutionary leader

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1864 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 8,429

Population (historic): 480 (1860); 299 (1880); 770 (1900); 1,250 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1880–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 146 (4.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1875). 19520 Mill Road. Charrette. Gothic Revival.
2. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (1874–1875). 13497 State Route 94. Charrette. Gothic Revival.
3. Ludwig Starke House (c. 1863). State Route 94, west of Charrette Creek. Charrette. Greek Revival.
4. Flanders Callaway Log House (c. 1812). State Route 94, southeast of Marthasville. Charrette. Razed.

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