Barton County, Missouri

 

Founding: 1855
Parent county: Jasper

Namesake: David Barton, Missouri senator
Seat: Lamar (1857–)

Land area: 592 square miles

Population (2020): 11,637

Population (historic): 1,817 (1860); 10,332 (1880); 18,253 (1900); 14,560 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1910s; 1970–2000

Subdivisions: Four cities; three villages; one CDP; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,001 (17.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $952
Average outbuilding value (1930): $870
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,362
Average farm size (1920): 128.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
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Lamar

Namesake: Mirabeau Lamar, Texas politician

Founding: 1856 (platting); 1858 (post office); 1870 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,266

Population (historic): 907 (1880); 2,737 (1900); 2,381 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1920–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 280 (13.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Minor Farm (c. 1900). 1292 70th Road. LeRoy. Queen Anne.

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