Fremont County, Iowa
Founding: 1849 (declared in 1847) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: John Frémont, California politician Seat: Austin (1849–1851); Sidney (1851–) Land area: 511 square miles Population (2020): 6,605 Population (historic): 1,244 (1850); 11,174 (1870); 16,842 (1890); 15,623 (1910); 15,533 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1970s Subdivisions: Nine cities; three CDPs; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,298 (37.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,118 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,001 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,858 Average farm size (1920): 137 acres Sources of settlement: Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Germany...