Seward County, Kansas
Founding: 1886 (declared in 1873) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: William Seward, New York politician Seat: Springfield (1886–1892); Liberal (1892–) Land area: 639 square miles Population (2020): 21,964 Population (historic): 1,503 (1890); 4,091 (1910); 8,075 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1880s; 1900–1930; 1940–1960; 1970–2000 Subdivisions: Two cities; three townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 646 (7.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,017 Average outbuilding value (1930): $836 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 515 Average farm size (1920): 286.9 acres Sources of settlement: Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma __________________________________________________________...