Leon County, Texas
Founding: 1846 Parent county: Robertson Namesake: Martín de León, Texas rancher Seat: Leona (1846–1851); Centerville (1851–) Land area: 1,073 square miles Population (2020): 15,719 Population (historic): 1,946 (1850); 6,523 (1870); 13,841 (1890); 16,583 (1910); 19,898 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1900; 1910–1930; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: Five cities; two towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 473 (4.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 11.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $319 Average outbuilding value (1930): $126 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,301 Average farm size (1920): 53.4 acres Sources of settlement: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia __________________________________________...