Montgomery County, Missouri

Founding: 1819
Parent county: St. Charles

Namesake: Richard Montgomery, Continental Army general
Seat: Pinckney (1818–1824); Lewiston (1824–1834); Danville (1834–1890); Montgomery City (1901–)

Land area: 536 square miles

Population (2020): 11,322

Population (historic): 3,074 (1820); 5,489 (1850); 10,405 (1870); 16,571 (1900); 13,011 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1890; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Eight cities; one village; two CDPs; six townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,010 (16.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,191
Average outbuilding value (1930): $883

Average farmhouse size: 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,261
Average farm size (1920): 96 acres
Sources of settlement: Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Germany, and Illinois

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Montgomery City

Namesake: Montgomery County

Founding: 1853 (platting); 1857 (post office); 1857 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,811

Population (historic): 1,165 (1880); 2,026 (1900); 1,510 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1930–1970; 1980–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 187 (13.5%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1845). 625 West Boone's Lick Road. Bear Creek. Greek Revival.
2. Sylvester Baker House (1854). 60 Boone's Lick Road. Danville. Greek Revival.
3. Church of the Risen Savior (1906–1910). 187 Road P. Loutre. Gothic Revival.
4. Heinrich Gloe Log House (c. 1855). 358 Road P. Loutre.
5. Farm (c. 1840). 1083 State Route 94. Loutre. Greek Revival.
6. Farm (c. 1880). 1503 State Route 161. Montgomery. Italianate.

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