Monroe County, Missouri

Founding: 1831
Parent counties: Ralls and unorganized territory

Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president
Seat: Paris (1831–)

Land area: 648 square miles

Population (2020): 8,666

Population (historic): 9,505 (1840); 14,785 (1860); 19,071 (1880); 19,716 (1900); 13,466 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Three cities; four villages; 10 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 776 (16%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,344
Average outbuilding value (1930): $983

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,816
Average farm size (1920): 115.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Virginia, and Illinois

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Paris

Namesake: Paris, Kentucky

Founding: 1831 (platting); 1841 (post office); 1842 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,161

Population (historic): 895 (1870); 1,487 (1890); 1,474 (1910); 1,367 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 198 (30.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Matthew Mappin House (c. 1840/1895). Road 445. Jackson. Greek Revival. Razed.
2. Samuel Smith Log House (c. 1830/1850). Road 455. Jefferson. Razed.

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