Howard County, Missouri

Founding: 1816
Parent counties: St. Charles and St. Louis

Namesake: Benjamin Howard, Missouri governor
Seat: Franklin (1816–1823); Fayette (1823–)

Land area: 464 square miles

Population (2020): 10,151

Population (historic): 13,426 (1820); 13,969 (1850); 17,233 (1870); 18,337 (1900); 13,490 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820; 1830–1880; 1890s; 1990s; 2010s

Subdivisions: Five cities; eight townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,124 (24.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,667
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,157

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,698
Average farm size (1920): 119.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky and Virginia

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Fayette

Namesake: The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1887 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,803

Population (historic): 647 (1860); 1,247 (1880); 2,717 (1900); 2,630 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1920s; 1940–1970; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 373 (30.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Boscabel / Thomas Shackelford House (1859). 815 Randolph Street. Chariton. Italianate.
2. James Thompson House (1874). 1000 Randolph Street. Chariton. Italianate.
3. George Harrison House (1872). 1109 Randolph Street. Chariton. Gothic Revival.
4. Sylvan Villa / William Swinney Farm (c. 1845). 200 Road 239. Chariton. Greek Revival. Razed.
5. Farm (c. 1855). 100 Road 263. Chariton. Greek Revival/Italianate.
6. Glen Eden / Benjamin Lewis House (1858). State Route 5 and Orchard Drive. Chariton. Italianate. Razed.
7. Talton Turner Farm (c. 1825/1835). 240 State Route 87. Chariton.
8. Thomas Hickman House (1819). 10 Research Center Road. Franklin.
9. Nicholas Burckhartt House (1832). Road 336, west of State Route 5. Franklin. Federal. Razed.
10. John Herndon House (c. 1849). Road 336, west of State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival. Razed.
11. Moore's Landing / James Moore Farm (c. 1871). Road 444, south of US Highway 40. Classical Revival. Razed.
12. Stephen Callaway Farm (c. 1835). 469 Road 342. Franklin. Razed.
13. Thomas Boggs Farm (1868). Road 426, east of State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
14. William Hocker House (c. 1850). 208 Road 451. Franklin. Razed.
15. Rivercene / Joseph Kinney Farm (1869). 127 Road 463. Franklin. Second Empire.
16. Cedar Grove / Amick–Kingsbury House (c. 1825/1856). 2320 Road Z. Franklin. Federal.
17. Greenwood / James Estill Farm (1864). 2811 State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival/Italianate.
18. James Estill Farm (c. 1845). 3091 State Route 5. Franklin. Greek Revival. Razed.
19. Horace Kingsbury House (c. 1832). 3573 State Route 5. Franklin.
20. Joseph Finks Farm (c. 1875). 581 Road T. Prairie. Italianate.
21. Oakwood / Abiel Leonard House (1834–1836). 101 Leonard Avenue. Richmond. Federal.
22. William Hughes Farm (c. 1830). 661 Road 309. Richmond. Federal.
23. John Talbot Farm (1847). 1481 Road 425. Richmond. Gothic Revival.
24. Alfred Morrison House (c. 1830). 163 State Route 5. Richmond. Federal.
25. Stephen Jackson House (c. 1823). 425 State Route 5. Richmond. Federal. Razed.

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