Gasconade County, Missouri
Founding: 1821 Parent county: Franklin Namesake: The Gasconade River Seat: Gasconade (1821–1829); Mount Sterling (1829–1843); Hermann (1843–) Land area: 518 square miles Population (2020): 14,794 Population (historic): 1,545 (1830); 8,727 (1860); 11,153 (1880); 12,298 (1900); 12,172 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1840; 1850–1910; 1930s; 1970–2000 Subdivisions: Six cities; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,751 (21.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 50.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,030 Average outbuilding value (1930): $850 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,768 Average farm size (1920): 73.3 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, Switzerland, and T...