Glades County, Florida
Founding: 1921 Parent county: DeSoto Namesake: The Florida Everglades Seat: Moore Haven (1921–) Land area: 806 square miles Population (2020): 12,126 Population (historic): 2,762 (1930); 2,745 (1940) Periods of population growth: pre-1930; 1950–2010 Subdivisions: One city; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 69 (1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $964 Average outbuilding value (1930): $275 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.3 rooms Sources of settlement: Florida and Georgia _________________________________________________________________________________ Moore Haven Namesake: James Moore, real-estate investor Founding: 1915 (platting); 1916 (post office); 1917 (incorporation) Population (2020): 1,566 Population...