Searcy County, Arkansas
Founding: 1839 Parent county: Marion Namesake: Richard Searcy, Arkansas judge Seat: Lebanon (1840–1856); Marshall (1856–) Land area: 666 square miles Population (2020): 7,828 Population (historic): 936 (1840); 5,271 (1860); 7,278 (1880); 11,988 (1900); 11,056 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1860; 1870–1910; 1970s Subdivisions: Two cities; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 450 (9.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 20.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 34.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $270 Average outbuilding value (1930): $142 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,175 Average farm size (1920): 36.3 acres Sources of settlement: Tennessee and Missouri ________________________________________________________...