Foard County, Texas

Founding: 1891
Parent counties: Cottle, Hardeman, King, and Knox
Namesake: Robert Foard, Texas soldier
Seat: Crowell (1891–)
Land area: 704 square miles
Population (2020): 1,095
Population (historic): 1,568 (1900); 5,726 (1910); 4,747 (1920); 6,315 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1910; 1920s

Subdivisions: One city
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 240 (33.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 15%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 41.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,105
Average outbuilding value (1930): $565

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 629
Average farm size (1920): 151.5 acres
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Crowell

 
Namesake: George Crowell, owner of the city site
Founding: 1891 (platting); 1891 (post office); 1908 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 769
Population (historic): 1,341 (1910); 1,175 (1920); 1,946 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1891–1910; 1920s; 1940s; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 180 (38.8%)
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