Dunklin County, Missouri

Founding: 1845 (declared in 1843)
Parent county: Stoddard

Namesake: Daniel Dunklin, Missouri governor
Seat: Kennett (1846–)

Land area: 541 square miles

Population (2020): 28,283

Population (historic): 1,229 (1850); 5,982 (1870); 15,085 (1890); 30,328 (1910); 35,799 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1950; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Nine cities; one village; eight townships

National Register listings: Eight

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,208 (8.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 14.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $528
Average outbuilding value (1930): $279
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,033
Average farm size (1920): 52.8 acres

Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Arkansas, and Illinois
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Kennett

Namesake: Luther Kennett, Missouri politician

Founding: 1846 (platting as Chilletecaux); 1860 (post office); 1873 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,515

Population (historic): 171 (1880); 1,509 (1900); 4,128 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 445 (9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Leander Taylor House (c. 1860). 16003 Road 225A. Union.