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Callaway County, Missouri

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Founding:  1821 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone Seat:   Elizabeth (1820–1825); Fulton (1825–) Land area:  835 square miles Population (2020):  44,283 Population (historic):  6,159 (1830); 13,827 (1850); 19,202 (1870); 25,984 (1900); 19,923 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1900; 1930–2010 Subdivisions:  Five cities; two villages; 18 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,732 (9.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,167 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $828 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,284 Average farm size (1920):  104.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Virginia and Kentucky _______...