Barton County, Missouri
Founding: 1855 Parent county: Jasper Namesake: David Barton, Missouri senator Seat: Lamar (1857–) Land area: 592 square miles Population (2020): 11,637 Population (historic): 1,817 (1860); 10,332 (1880); 18,253 (1900); 14,560 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1910s; 1970–2000 Subdivisions: Four cities; three villages; one CDP; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,001 (17.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $952 Average outbuilding value (1930): $870 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,362 Average farm size (1920): 128.9 acres Sources of settlement: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania ______________________________________________...