Chariton County, Missouri
Founding: 1821 Parent counties: Howard and Pike Namesake: The Chariton River Seat: Chariton (1820–1833); Keytesville (1833–) Land area: 751 square miles Population (2020): 7,408 Population (historic): 1,780 (1830); 7,514 (1850); 19,136 (1870); 26,826 (1900); 19,588 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900 Subdivisions: Six cities; two villages; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 855 (20.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,139 Average outbuilding value (1930): $978 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,426 Average farm size (1920): 112.7 acres Sources of settlement: Virginia, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Germany _______...