Texas County, Missouri

 

Founding: 1845 (declared in 1843)
Parent counties: Shannon, Wright, and unorganized territory

Namesake: The Republic of Texas
Seat: Houston (1846–)

Land area: 1,177 square miles

Population (2020): 24,487

Population (historic): 2,812 (1850); 9,618 (1870); 19,406 (1890); 21,458 (1910); 18,580 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: Four cities; two villages; 17 townships

National Register listings: Five

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,035 (8.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $582
Average outbuilding value (1930): $403
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,363
Average farm size (1920): 65.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana
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Houston

Namesake: Samuel Houston, Texas politician

Founding: 1846 (platting); 1846 (post office); 1857 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,079

Population (historic): 191 (1880); 514 (1900); 690 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930–1970; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 57 (4.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Arthur Cole Farm (1898–1901). 5803 Rocky Branch Road. Cass.
2. *Addison Bates House (c. 1840). Slabtown Road, east of Long Hollow Road. Roubidoux. Greek Revival.