McPherson County, Nebraska
Founding: 1890 (declared in 1887) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: James McPherson, U.S. army general Seat: Tryon (1890–) Land area: 859 square miles Population (2020): 399 Population (historic): 401 (1890); 2,470 (1910); 1,358 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1910 Subdivisions: One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 58 (23.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 25.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $814 Average outbuilding value (1930): $864 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 355 Average farm size (1920): 295.1 acres Sources of settlement: Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri _________________________________________________________________________________ Tryon Namesake: Unknown Founding: 1890 (platti...