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Culberson County, Texas

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Founding:  1911 Parent county:  El Paso Namesake:  David Culberson, Texas politician Seat:  Van Horn (1911–) Land area:  3,813 square miles Population (2020):  2,188 Population (historic):  912 (1920); 1,228 (1930); 1,653 (1940) Periods of population growth:  pre-1920–1970 Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  84 (8.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  20% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,102 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,060 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  47 _________________________________________________________________________________   Van Horn   Namesake:  Jefferson Van Horne, Texas soldier Founding:  1881 (platting); 1886 (post office); 1945 (incorporation) Population (2020):  1,941 Population (historic):  450 (1890)...