St. Louis County, Missouri
Founding: 1812 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The city of St. Louis Seat: St. Louis (1812–1877); Clayton (1877–) Land area: 508 square miles Population (2020): 1,004,125 Population (historic): 10,049 (1820); 104,978 (1850); 351,189 (1870); 50,040 (1900); 211,593 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1870; 1880–1970 Subdivisions: 70 cities; 18 villages; ten CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 42,830 (9.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,767 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,778 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,735 Average farm size (1920): 47.5 acres ______________________________________________________________________________...