Aransas County, Texas

Founding: 1871
Parent county: Refugio

Namesake: Aransas Bay
Seat: Rockport (1872–)

Land area: 252 square miles

Population (2020): 23,830

Population (historic): 966 (1880); 1,716 (1900); 2,219 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1900s; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: One city; one town; two CDPs

National Register listings: Five

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 312 (1.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 24.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $979
Average outbuilding value (1930): $469
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 59
Average farm size (1920): 55 acres
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Rockport

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1867 (platting); 1868 (post office); 1870 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,070

Population (historic): 1,069 (1890); 1,153 (1900); 1,382 (1910); 1,545 (1920); 1,140 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1920; 1930–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 271 (3.9%)
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