Motley County, Texas
Founding: 1891 (declared in 1876) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Junius Mottley, early Texas resident Seat: Matador (1891–) Land area: 990 square miles Population (2020): 1,063 Population (historic): 1,257 (1900); 2,396 (1910); 4,107 (1920); 6,812 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1890–1930 Subdivisions: Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 324 (41.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 36.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $605 Average outbuilding value (1930): $433 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 537 Average farm size (1920): 115.5 acres Sources of settlement: Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas _________________________________________________________________________________ Matador Namesake: The nearby Mata...