Nodaway County, Missouri
Founding: 1845 (declared in 1843) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Nodaway River Seat: Maryville (1845–) Land area: 877 square miles Population (2020): 21,241 Population (historic): 2,318 (1850); 14,751 (1870); 30,914 (1890); 28,833 (1910); 26,371 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1960s; 1980–2010 Subdivisions: 12 cities; three villages; one CDP; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,065 (21.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,686 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,508 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,657 Average farm size (1920): 137.5 acres Sources of settlement: Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa,...