Atchison County, Missouri
Founding: 1845 (declared in 1843) Parent county: Holt Namesake: David Atchison, Missouri politician Seat: Linden (1846–1856); Rockport (1856–) Land area: 547 square miles Population (2020): 5,305 Population (historic): 1,678 (1850); 8,440 (1870); 15,533 (1890); 13,604 (1910); 13,421 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1920s; 1960s Subdivisions: Four cities; one village; two CDPs; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 958 (32.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,097 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,022 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,541 Average farm size (1920): 186.8 acres Sources of settlement: Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, I...