Edwards County, Texas

Founding: 1883 (declared in 1858)
Parent county: Bexar
Namesake: Haden Edwards, Texas settler
Seat: Bullhead (1883–1884); Leakey (1884–1891); Rock Springs (1891–)
Land area: 2,118 square miles
Population (2020): 1,422
Population (historic): 266 (1880); 3,108 (1900); 2,764 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1920–1940; 1980s
Subdivisions: One town
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 221 (12.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 25.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,074
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,325
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 241
Average farm size (1920): 36.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Texas and Mexico
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Rock Springs

 
Namesake: Springs near the town site
Founding: 1891 (platting); 1891 (post office); 1924 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 874
Population (historic): 998 (1930); 1,339 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1930–1950; 1960–1990
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 108 (17.6%)
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