San Saba County, Texas
Founding: 1856 Parent county: Bexar Namesake: The San Saba River Seat: San Saba (1856–) Land area: 1,135 square miles Population (2020): 5,730 Population (historic): 913 (1860); 5,324 (1880); 7,569 (1900); 10,273 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1940; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 447 (15.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $866 Average outbuilding value (1930): $515 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,268 Average farm size (1920): 95 acres Sources of settlement: Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Missouri, and Tennessee ___________________________________________________________________...