Macon County, Missouri

Founding: 1837
Parent counties: Ralls and unorganized territory

Namesake: Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina politician
Seat: Bloomington (1837–1863); Macon (1863–)

Land area: 801 square miles

Population (2020): 15,209

Population (historic): 1,634 (1840); 14,346 (1860); 26,222 (1880); 33,018 (1900); 23,070 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Eight cities; one village; one CDP; 

National Register listings: Nine

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,629 (21.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,139
Average outbuilding value (1930): $792
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,759
Average farm size (1920): 107.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Wales, and Indiana
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Macon

Namesake: Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina politician

Founding: 1856 (platting); 1856 (post office)

Population (2020): 5,457

Population (historic): 837 (1860); 3,046 (1880); 4,068 (1900); 3,851 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1880–1900; 1920–1940; 1950–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 488 (19.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Blees Military Academy (1898–1899). 1404 South Missouri Street. Hudson. Romanesque.