Geary County, Kansas
Founding: 1855 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: John Geary, Kansas territorial governor Seat: Junction City (1855–) Land area: 385 square miles Population (2020): 36,739 Population (historic): 1,163 (1860); 6,994 (1880); 10,744 (1900); 14,366 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1960; 1970–1990; 2000–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,959 (12.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,653 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,493 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 847 Average farm size (1920): 115 acres Sources of settlement: Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Germany, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, and New York _____________________________________________________________...