Carroll County, Mississippi

Founding: 1833
Parent counties: Lowndes, Monroe, Washington, and Yazoo
Namesake: Charles Carroll, Maryland politician
Seat: Carrollton (1834–) and Vaiden
Land area: 628 square miles
Population (2020): 9,998
Population (historic): 10,481 (1840); 22,035 (1860); 17,795 (1880); 22,116 (1900); 19,765 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1860; 1880–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s
Subdivisions: Three towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 211 (4.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 46.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 34.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $214
Average outbuilding value (1930): $79
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,963
Average farm size (1920): 42.6 acres
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Carrollton

 
Namesake: Charles Carroll, Maryland politician
Founding: 1834 (platting); 1834 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 423
Population (historic): 718 (1860); 394 (1880); 540 (1900); 523 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1910; 1920–1940; 1970s; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 46 (53.5%)

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Vaiden

 
Namesake: Cowles Vaiden, owner of the town site
Founding: 1857 (founding); 1859 (post office); 1860 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 907
Population (historic): 526 (1880); 474 (1900); 648 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1900s; 1920s; 1960–1980; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 51 (9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Cotesworth / James George Farm (c. 1840/1861). Grenada Road, north of North Carrollton. Greek Revival.

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