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
National Register listings: 40
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.