Sterling County, Texas
Founding: 1891 Parent county: Tom Green Namesake: W.S. Sterling, local rancher Seat: Sterling City (1891–) Land area: 923 square miles Population (2020): 1,372 Population (historic): 1,127 (1900); 1,493 (1910); 1,053 (1920); 1,431 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1910; 1920s; 1970–1990; 2010s Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 52 (9.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,344 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,029 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 131 Average farm size (1920): 65.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Sterling City Namesake: W.S. Sterling, local rancher Founding: 1891 (platting); 1891 (post office); 1955 (...