Audrain County, Missouri
Founding: 1836 (declared in 1831) Parent counties: Ralls and unorganized territory Namesake: James Audrain, Missouri militaman Seat: Mexico (1837–) Land area: 692 square miles Population (2020): 24,962 Population (historic): 1,949 (1840); 8,075 (1860); 19,732 (1880); 21,160 (1900); 22,077 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1900s; 1920–1960; 1990s Subdivisions: Four cities; four villages; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,465 (13.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,611 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,267 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,521 Average farm size (1920): 151.4 acres Sources of settlement: Kentucky,...