Knox County, Missouri

 

Founding: 1845 (declared in 1843)
Parent county: Scotland

Namesake: Henry Knox, Continental Amy general
Seat: Edina (1845–)

Land area: 504 square miles

Population (2020): 3,744

Population (historic): 2,894 (1850); 10,974 (1870); 13,501 (1890); 12,403 (1910); 9,658 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1890

Subdivisions: Four cities; two villages; one CDP; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 803 (35.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,306
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,125
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,880
Average farm size (1920): 139.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, and Pennsylvania
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Edina

Namesake: A poetic reference to Edinburgh, Scotland

Founding: 1839 (platting); 1850 (post office); 1879 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,012

Population (historic): 163 (1850); 807 (1870); 1,456 (1890); 1,526 (1910); 1,532 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1920–1940; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 251 (36.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Oldfather Farm (c. 1890). Road TT, west of Road 266. Bee Ridge. Gothic Revival.
2. Thomas Smith Farm (c. 1855). Road 400, east of Road 387. Fabius. Razed.
3. Samuel Manning Log House (c. 1834). Road E, south of the Fabius River. Fabius. Razed.
4. John Fresh House (c. 1870). 65644 State Route 156. Fabius. Italianate.
5. George Washburn Farm (1904). 65545 Road U. Jeddo. Classical Revival.
6. Page Snelling House (c. 1870). 50478 Road 144. Lyon. Italianate.
7. William Funk Farm (c. 1855). Road P, northwest of Edina. Lyon. Greek Revival. Razed.
8. Abraham Rinehart Farm (1854/1860s). 49588 Road 344. Salt River. Greek Revival.

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