McMullen County, Texas
Founding: 1877 (declared in 1858) Parent counties: Atascosa, Bexar, and Live Oak Namesake: John McMullen, Irish empresario Seat: Tilden (1871–) Land area: 1,139 square miles Population (2020): 600 Population (historic): 701 (1880); 1,024 (1900); 1,351 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s; 1920–1940; 1980–2000 Subdivisions: One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 28 (7.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 9.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $634 Average outbuilding value (1930): $281 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 130 Average farm size (1920): 67.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Tilden Namesake: Uncertain—probably Samuel Tilden, New York politician Fo...