Roberts County, Texas
Founding: 1889 (declared in 1876) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Oran Roberts, Texas governor Seat: Miami (1889–) Land area: 924 square miles Population (2020): 827 Population (historic): 326 (1890); 950 (1910); 1,457 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1880–1920; 1950s; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 136 (30.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 1.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 1.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,706 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,484 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 152 Average farm size (1920): 290.2 acres Sources of settlement: Texas and Oklahoma _________________________________________________________________________________ Miami Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps the Miami people Founding: ...