Rockwall County, Texas

 

Founding: 1873
Parent county: Kaufman

Namesake: The city of Rockwall
Seat: Rockwall (1873–)

Land area: 127 square miles

Population (2020): 107,819

Population (historic): 2,984 (1880); 8,531 (1900); 7,658 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910s; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: Five cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 274 (0.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $782
Average outbuilding value (1930): $401
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,075
Average farm size (1920): 71.9 acres
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Rockwall

Namesake: Subterranean rock formations near the city

Founding: 1854 (platting); 1854 (post office); 1874 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 47,251

Population (historic): 215 (1880); 1,245 (1900); 1,074 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910s; 1930–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 118 (0.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Lawhorn Farm (1889). Farm-to-Market 549, north of Farm-to-Market 1139. Italianate.

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