St. Charles County, Missouri

 

Founding: 1812
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The city of St. Charles
Seat: St. Charles (1812–)

Land area: 560 square miles

Population (2020): 405,262

Population (historic): 3,505 (1810); 7,911 (1840); 21,304 (1870); 24,474 (1900); 24,354 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: 15 cities; two villages; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,283 (2.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,835
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,297
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,165
Average farm size (1920): 106.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Illinois, Virginia, and Kentucky
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St. Charles

Namesake: St. Charles Borromeo, Italian archbishop

Founding: circa 1769 (founding); 1806 (post office); 1809 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 70,493

Population (historic): 1,498 (1850); 5,570 (1870); 6,161 (1890); 9,437 (1910); 10,491 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1870; 1880–1910; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,607 (5.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Nathan Boone House (c. 1816). 1868 Road F. Federal.
2. House (c. 1845). 6900 Road N.
3. Anton Kersting Log House (c. 1830). 2967 Road P.
4. Samuel Watson House (1859). 205 South Duchesne Drive. Italianate.
5. George Gerdemann Farm. 1200 Foristell Road.
6. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (c. 1910). 2083 Hanley Road. Gothic Revival.
7. Harold–Knoerschild Log House (c. 1836/1882). 199 Jackson Street.
8. St. Joseph Catholic Church (1870–1872). 1390 Josephville Road. Romanesque.
9. Abraham Matson House (c. 1840). 177 Matson Hill Road. Greek Revival.
10. House (c. 1880). 724 Spencer Road. Italianate.
11. Farm (c. 1870). 8015 State Route 94.
12. Daniel Hays Farm (c. 1830). 3572 Stub Road.

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