St. Charles County, Missouri
Founding: 1812 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The city of St. Charles Seat: St. Charles (1812–) Land area: 560 square miles Population (2020): 405,262 Population (historic): 3,505 (1810); 7,911 (1840); 21,304 (1870); 24,474 (1900); 24,354 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: 15 cities; two villages; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,283 (2.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,835 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,297 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,165 Average farm size (1920): 106.2 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, Illinois, Virginia, and Kentucky ______________________________________...