Livingston County, Missouri

Founding: 1837
Parent counties: Chariton and unorganized territory

Namesake: Edward Livingston, New York politician
Seat: Chillicothe (1837–)

Land area: 532 square miles

Population (2020): 14,557

Population (historic): 4,325 (1840); 7,417 (1860); 20,196 (1880); 22,302 (1900); 18,615 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840; 1850–1900; 1970s; 2000s

Subdivisions: Three cities; three villages; one CDP; 13 townships

National Register listings: Four

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,372 (20.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,187
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,031

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,316
Average farm size (1920): 109.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New York

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Chillicothe

Namesake: A Shawnee village near the city site

Founding: 1837 (platting); 1839 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 9,107

Population (historic): 994 (1860); 4,078 (1880); 6,905 (1900); 8,177 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910–1930; 1940–1970; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 814 (20.4%)

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