Hardeman County, Texas
Founding: 1884 (declared in 1858) Parent county: Fannin Namesake: Bailey Hardeman, Republic of Texas treasurer Seat: Margaret (1884–1890); Quanah (1890–) Land area: 695 square miles Population (2020): 3,549 Population (historic): 3,904 (1890); 11,213 (1910); 14,532 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1880s; 1900–1930 Subdivisions: Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 415 (23.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 20.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $822 Average outbuilding value (1930): $435 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,077 Average farm size (1920): 154.4 acres Sources of settlement: Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Kentucky _________________________________________________________________________________ Quanah ...