Schleicher County, Texas
Founding: 1901 (declared in 1887) Parent county: Crockett Namesake: Gustav Schleicher, Texas politician Seat: Eldorado (1901–) Land area: 1,311 square miles Population (2020): 2,451 Population (historic): 155 (1890); 1,893 (1910); 3,166 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1910; 1920s; 1970–1990; 2000s Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 142 (10.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 23.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,621 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,079 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 225 Average farm size (1920): 88.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Eldorado Namesake: The mythical kingdom of El Dorado Founding: 1895 (platting); 1895 (post off...