Callaway County, Missouri
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 _______...