Rockwall County, Texas
Founding: 1873 Parent county: Kaufman Namesake: The city of Rockwall Seat: Rockwall (1873–) Land area: 127 square miles Population (2020): 107,819 Population (historic): 2,984 (1880); 8,531 (1900); 7,658 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: Five cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 274 (0.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $782 Average outbuilding value (1930): $401 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,075 Average farm size (1920): 71.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Rockwall Namesake: Subterranean rock formations near the city Founding: 1854 (platting); 1854 (post office); 1874 (incorporation) Populatio...