Linn County, Kansas

Founding: 1856 (declared in 1855)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Lewis Linn, Missouri politician
Seat: Paris (1856–1859); Linnville (1865–1866); LaCygne (1871–1875); Mound City (1856–1865, 1866–1871, 1875–)

Land area: 594 square miles

Population (2020): 9,591

Population (historic): 6,336 (1860); 15,298 (1880); 16,689 (1900); 13,534 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1990s

Subdivisions: Seven cities; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,066 (19.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,011
Average outbuilding value (1930): $802
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,111
Average farm size (1920): 117.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania
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Mound City

Namesake: Sugar Mound, a nearby hill

Founding: 1855 (platting); 1859 (post office); 1871 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 647

Population (historic): 645 (1870); 888 (1890); 698 (1910); 655 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1880s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 183 (35.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jesse Vance House (1882). 21426 State Route 7. Scott. Italianate.
2. James Walker House (c. 1861). 15233 Road 400E. Stanton.
3. Jonathan Swaggerty House (c. 1861). 3486 Jackson Road. Stanton.
4. Charles Hadsell House (1862). 17500 Zook Lane. Valley.

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