Shannon County, Missouri
Founding: 1841 (declared in 1837) Parent counties: Crawford and Ripley Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps George Shannon, explorer; or John Shannon, St. Louis lawyer Seat: Eminence (1843–) Land area: 1,004 square miles Population (2020): 7,031 Population (historic): 1,199 (1850); 2,339 (1870); 8,898 (1890); 11,443 (1910); 10,894 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Four cities; one CDP; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 400 (9.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 17.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $480 Average outbuilding value (1930): $304 Number of farms (1920): 1,556 Average farm size (1920): 48.5 acres Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, and...