Pratt County, Kansas
Founding: 1879 (declared in 1867) Parent county: Marion Namesake: Caleb Pratt, U.S. army lieutenant Seat: Iuka (1879–1888); Pratt (1888–) Land area: 735 square miles Population (2020): 9,157 Population (historic): 1,890 (1880); 7,085 (1900); 13,312 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1900–1930; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions: Seven cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,424 (32.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 44.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,340 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,007 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,319 Average farm size (1920): 296.7 acres Sources of settlement: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Kentucky _________________________________________________________________________________ ...