Crawford County, Missouri

 

Founding: 1829
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: William Crawford, Georgia politician
Seat: Jerome (1829–1835); Steelville (1835–)

Land area: 743 square miles

Population (2020): 23,056

Population (historic): 1,712 (1830); 6,397 (1850); 7,982 (1870); 12,959 (1900); 11,287 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1860–1910; 1930s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities; three villages; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 794 (6.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $794
Average outbuilding value (1930): $562
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,856
Average farm size (1920): 63 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Germany
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Steelville

Namesake: James Steel, owner of the city site

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1885 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,472

Population (historic): 226 (1860); 410 (1880); 686 (1900); 854 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–1980; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 203 (25.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Donald McGinnis Farm (c. 1900). 30 Huzzah Creek Road. Courtois. Queen Anne.
2. Jeremiah Kay House (c. 1840). 200 Road M. Meramec. Razed.

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