Jackson County, Missouri

Founding: 1826 (declared in 1825)
Parent county: Lillard

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president
Seat: Independence (1827–) and Kansas City

Land area: 604 square miles

Population (2020): 717,204

Population (historic): 2,823 (1830); 14,000 (1850); 65,011 (1870); 195,193 (1900); 470,454 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1970; 1980–2020

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

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 64,544 (19.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,203
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,649
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,345
Average farm size (1920): 76.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Tennessee
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Independence

Namesake: The concept of independence

Founding: 1827 (platting); 1827 (post office); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 123,011

Population (historic): 3,164 (1860); 3,146 (1880); 6,974 (1900); 15,296 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1880–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,643 (12.6%)

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Kansas City

Namesake: Either the Kansas River or the Kanza (or Kaw) people

Founding: 1834 (platting as Westport Landing); 1846 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 508,090

Population (historic): 4,418 (1860); 55,785 (1880); 163,752 (1900); 399,746 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1970; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 55,583 (23.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Logan Swope House (c. 1920). 17510 Kentucky Road. Blue. Eclectic.
2. Archibald Rice House (1844). 8801 East 66th Street. Brooking. Gothic Revival.
3. House (c. 1920). 7300 Lee's Summit Road. Brooking. Craftsman.
4. Seth Ward House (1871). 1032 West 55th Street. Kaw. Italianate.
5. Alexander Majors House (1856–1858). 8145 State Line Road. Kaw. Greek Revival.
6. John Wornall House (1858). 6115 Wornall Road. Kaw. Greek Revival/Italianate.
7. Longview / Robert Long Farm (1913–1914). 1200 Longview Park Drive. Prairie. Spanish Revival.
8. James Knorpp Farm (c. 1865). 28006 County Line Road. Van Buren. Italianate.

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