Motley County, Texas

Founding: 1891 (declared in 1876)
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Junius Mottley, early Texas resident
Seat: Matador (1891–)
Land area: 990 square miles
Population (2020): 1,063
Population (historic): 1,257 (1900); 2,396 (1910); 4,107 (1920); 6,812 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1890–1930
Subdivisions: Two towns
National Register listings: One
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 324 (41.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 36.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $605
Average outbuilding value (1930): $433

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 537
Average farm size (1920): 115.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas
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Matador

 
Namesake: The nearby Matador Ranch
Founding: 1886 (post office); 1891 (platting); 1912 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 569
Population (historic): 692 (1920); 1,302 (1930); 1,376 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1930
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 205 (47.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Matador Ranch (c. 1925). 72 State Route 70. Tudor Revival.