Randolph County, Missouri

 

Founding: 1829
Parent counties: Ralls and unorganized territory

Namesake: John Randolph, Virginia politician
Seat: Huntsville (1831–)

Land area: 482 square miles

Population (2020): 24,716

Population (historic): 2,942 (1830); 9,439 (1850); 15,908 (1870); 24,442 (1900); 26,431 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1890; 1900–1920; 1960–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Five cities; three villages; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,620 (24.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,310
Average outbuilding value (1930): $855
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,380
Average farm size (1920): 97.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania
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Huntsville

Namesake: Daniel Hunt, early resident

Founding: 1831 (platting); 1831 (post office); 1831 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,376

Population (historic): 1,527 (1880); 1,805 (1900); 1,897 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1900s; 1950s; 1970s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 240 (34.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Joseph Hammett House (c. 1845). 543 North Main Street. Salt Springs. Greek Revival.
2. Jefferson Hammett House (c. 1875). 4657 Road C. Salt Springs. Italianate.
3. Julius Miller House (1876). 516 West Urbandale Drive. South Sugar Creek. Second Empire.

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