Reynolds County, Missouri
Founding: 1845 Parent counties: Shannon and Wayne Namesake: Thomas Reynolds, Missouri governor Seat: Centerville (1845–) Land area: 808 square miles Population (2020): 6,096 Population (historic): 1,849 (1850); 3,756 (1870); 6,803 (1890); 9,592 (1910); 8,923 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Three cities; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 331 (8.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 0.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $399 Average outbuilding value (1930): $286 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,073 Average farm size (1920): 54.5 acres Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, and Kentucky _______________...