Bosque County, Texas

Founding: 1854
Parent county: McLennan
Namesake: The Bosque River
Seat: Meridian (1854–)
Land area: 983 square miles
Population (2020): 18,235
Population (historic): 2,005 (1860); 11,217 (1880); 17,390 (1900); 15,750 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1960–2020
Subdivisions: Seven cities; three CDPs
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 967 (10.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $848
Average outbuilding value (1930): $440

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 2,467
Average farm size (1920): 81.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Norway
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Meridian

 
Namesake: Unknown
Founding: 1854 (platting); 1856 (post office); 1874 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,396
Population (historic): 923 (1900); 718 (1910); 1,024 (1920); 759 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1900; 1910s; 1930–1950; 1960–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 88 (12.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Bridges House (c. 1860). 3311 County Road 1035.
2. Aaron Graves House (1876). 1483 County Road 1140.
3. St. Olaf Lutheran Church (1886). 2680 County Road 4145. Romanesque.
4. John Bekken Farm (1873/1895). 735 County Road 4290.
5. Alvin Reeder Farm (c. 1865). 484 Farm-to-Market 182. Greek Revival.
6. Jens Ringness House (c. 1860). 7621 Farm-to-Market 219.
7. John Pederson Farm (1891–1892/1913). 8168 Farm-to-Market 219. Razed.

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