Sabine County, Texas
Founding: 1837 (declared in 1836) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Sabine River Seat: Milam (1837–1858); Hemphill (1858–) Land area: 491 square miles Population (2020): 9,894 Population (historic): 2,498 (1850); 3,256 (1870); 4,969 (1890); 8,582 (1910); 11,998 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: Two cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 245 (2.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $467 Average outbuilding value (1930): $155 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,270 Average farm size (1920): 33 acres Sources of settlement: Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama ______________________________________________...