Chase County, Kansas
Founding: 1859 Parent counties: Butler and Wise Namesake: Salmon Chase, Supreme Court justice Seat: Cottonwood Falls (1859–) Land area: 773 square miles Population (2020): 2,572 Population (historic): 1,046 (1860); 6,081 (1880); 8,246 (1900); 6,952 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890 Subdivisions: Five cities; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 531 (35.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,567 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,168 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 873 Average farm size (1920): 121 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York _______________________________________________...