Story County, Iowa
Founding: 1853 (declared in 1846) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Joseph Story, Supreme Court justice Seat: Nevada (1853–) Land area: 573 square miles Population (2020): 98,537 Population (historic): 4,051 (1860); 16,906 (1880); 23,159 (1900); 31,141 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–2020 Subdivisions: 15 cities; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,572 (13.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,201 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,642 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,215 Average farm size (1920): 132.2 acres Sources of settlement: Norway, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Indiana, and Pennsylvania ____________________________________________...