Bates County, Missouri

Founding: 1841 (declared in 1833)
Parent counties: Jackson, Lafayette, and unorganized territory

Namesake: Frederick Bates, Missouri governor
Seat: Papinville (1841–1856); Butler (1856–)

Land area: 837 square miles

Population (2020): 16,042

Population (historic): 3,669 (1850); 15,960 (1870); 32,223 (1890); 25,869 (1910); 22,068 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1890; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Eight cities; three villages; 24 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,631 (20.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,214
Average outbuilding value (1930): $994
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,500
Average farm size (1920): 126.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, and Pennsylvania
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Butler

Namesake: William Butler, Kentucky politician

Founding: 1852 (platting); 1853 (replatting); 1872 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,220

Population (historic): 1,064 (1870); 2,812 (1890); 2,894 (1910); 2,706 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1920–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 484 (23.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Ludwick House. 11100 Road H. Deepwater.

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