Leon County, Texas

Founding: 1846
Parent county: Robertson

Namesake: Martín de León, Texas rancher
Seat: Leona (1846–1851); Centerville (1851–)

Land area: 1,073 square miles

Population (2020): 15,719

Population (historic): 1,946 (1850); 6,523 (1870); 13,841 (1890); 16,583 (1910); 19,898 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1900; 1910–1930; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Five cities; two towns; one CDP

National Register listings: One

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 473 (4.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 11.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $319
Average outbuilding value (1930): $126
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,301
Average farm size (1920): 53.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia
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Centerville

Namesake: The city's location within Leon County

Founding: 1850 (platting); 1850 (post office); 1930 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 905

Population (historic): 221 (1870); 288 (1890); 388 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1950; 1980–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 31 (6.7%)
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