Maries County, Missouri

 

Founding: 1855
Parent county: Osage

Namesake: The Maries River
Seat: Vienna (1855–)

Land area: 527 square miles

Population (2020): 8,432

Population (historic): 4,901 (1860); 7,304 (1880); 9,616 (1900); 8,368 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1930s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; seven townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 586 (12.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 31.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $633
Average outbuilding value (1930): $534
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,692
Average farm size (1920): 76.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Germany
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Vienna

Namesake: Vienna, Austria

Founding: 1855 (platting); 1856 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 581

Population (historic): 348 (1930); 433 (1940)

Periods of population growth: pre-1930–1960; 1970–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 50 (14.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Walker House (c. 1860). 20865 Road 315. Jefferson. Razed.
2. Thomas Bray House (c. 1885). 17463 State Route 42. Jefferson. Italianate.
3. Greatwood / William Bowles Farm (1858–1861). 20200 Road Z. Jefferson. Greek Revival. Razed.

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