Kent County, Texas

Founding: 1892 (declared in 1876)
Parent county: Bexar

Namesake: Andrew Kent, Virginia soldier killed during the Battle of the Alamo
Seat: Clairemont (1892–1954); Jayton (1954–)

Land area: 903 square miles

Population (2020): 753

Population (historic): 324 (1890); 2,655 (1910); 3,851 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1880–1930

Subdivisions: One city; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 118 (21.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 34.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $719
Average outbuilding value (1930): $392
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 412
Average farm size (1920): 118.6 acres
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Jayton

Namesake: Daniel Jay, first postmaster

Founding: 1886 (post office); 1907 (platting); 1910 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 511

Population (historic): 314 (1910); 623 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1907–1940
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 84 (24.4%)
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