Neosho County, Kansas
Founding: 1864 (declared in 1861) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Neosho River Seat: St. Paul (1864–1872); Erie (1872–) Land area: 571 square miles Population (2020): 15,904 Population (historic): 10,206 (1870); 18,561 (1890); 23,754 (1910); 22,665 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1860–1920 Subdivisions: Seven cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,533 (32.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,020 Average outbuilding value (1930): $758 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,160 Average farm size (1920): 120.3 acres Sources of settlement: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, and Kentucky _________________________________________________________________________________ Erie Namesa...