Gentry County, Missouri
Founding: 1845 (declared in 1841) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Richard Gentry, Missouri politician Seat: Albany (1845–) Land area: 491 square miles Population (2020): 6,162 Population (historic): 4,248 (1850); 11,607 (1870); 19,018 (1890); 16,820 (1910); 14,348 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1900; 1990s Subdivisions: Four cities; two villages; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 959 (29.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,285 Average outbuilding value (1930): $952 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,269 Average farm size (1920): 112.9 acres Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois _...