San Augustine County, Texas



Founding: 1837 (declared in 1836)
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: The city of San Augustine
Seat: San Augustine (1837–)
Land area: 531 square miles
Population (2020): 7,918
Population (historic): 3,648 (1850); 4,196 (1870); 6,688 (1890); 11,264 (1910); 12,471 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1960–1980; 1990s
Subdivisions: One city; one town
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 415 (7.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 10.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.4%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 47.4%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $361
Average outbuilding value (1930): $90
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,606
Average farm size (1920): 36.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Tennessee
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San Augustine

Namesake: The Presidio de San Agustín de Ahumada
Founding: 1832 (platting); 1835 (post office); 1837 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,920
Population (historic): 250 (1870); 744 (1890); 1,204 (1910); 1,247 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900–1920; 1930–1960; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 179 (15.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Felix Robertson House (1838). South of South Clark Street. Greek Revival.
  2. Ransom Horn House (1858). 717 West Columbia Street. Greek Revival.
  3. Matthew Cartwright House (1839). 912 East Main Street. Greek Revival.
  4. William Garrett House (1861). 822 State Route 21.
  5. Philip Sublett Farm (1860). 2419 State Route 21. Greek Revival.
  6. Jonas Hail House (1854). 2427 State Route 21.
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