Culberson County, Texas

Founding: 1911
Parent county: El Paso
Namesake: David Culberson, Texas politician
Seat: Van Horn (1911–)
Land area: 3,813 square miles
Population (2020): 2,188
Population (historic): 912 (1920); 1,228 (1930); 1,653 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1970
Subdivisions: One town
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 84 (8.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,102
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,060

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 47
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Van Horn

 
Namesake: Jefferson Van Horne, Texas soldier
Founding: 1881 (platting); 1886 (post office); 1945 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,941
Population (historic): 450 (1890); 500 (1910); 1,600 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1880s; 1900–1940; 1950–1970; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 74 (8.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Guadalupe Ranch / Rader Ranch (c. 1876). Frijole Ranch Road.
2. Lobo Ranch (c. 1930). 89 Lobo Road. Spanish Revival.

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