Jewell County, Kansas
Founding: 1870 (declared in 1867) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Lewis Jewell, Kansas soldier Seat: Mankato (1870–) Land area: 910 square miles Population (2020): 2,932 Population (historic): 17,475 (1870); 19,349 (1890); 18,148 (1910); 14,462 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1870–1900 Subdivisions: Seven cities; 25 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 937 (46.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,062 Average outbuilding value (1930): $933 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,740 Average farm size (1920): 164.6 acres Sources of settlement: Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York _________________________________________________________________________________ Mankato Nam...