Izard County, Arkansas
Founding: 1826 Parent county: Independence Namesake: George Izard, Arkansas governor Seat: Norfork (1826–1830); Athens (1830–1836); Mount Olive (1836–1875); Melbourne (1875–) Land area: 581 square miles Population (2020): 13,577 Population (historic): 1,266 (1830); 7,215 (1860); 10,857 (1880); 13,506 (1900); 12,872 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870–1910; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: Four cities; four towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 336 (4.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 14.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 40.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $358 Average outbuilding value (1930): $158 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,549 Average farm size (1920): 47.1 acres Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Missouri, and Georgia __________________________________________...