Somervell County, Texas
Founding: 1875 Parent county: Hood Namesake: Alexander Somervell, Texas politician Seat: Glen Rose (1875–) Land area: 186 square miles Population (2020): 9,205 Population (historic): 2,649 (1880); 3,498 (1900); 3,016 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 125 (3.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $557 Average outbuilding value (1930): $261 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 530 Average farm size (1920): 76.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Glen Rose Namesake: A descriptive name Founding: circa 1870 (founding as Barnard's Mill ); 1874 (post office); 1926 (incorporation)...