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Terrell County, Texas

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Founding:  1905 Parent county:  Pecos Namesake:  Alexander Terrell, Texas planter Seat:  Sanderson (1905–) Land area:  2,358 square miles Population (2020):  760 Population (historic):  1,430 (1910); 1,595 (1920); 2,660 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1910–1950 Subdivisions:  One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  281 (35.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,037 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,075 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  58 Average farm size (1920):  15.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Sanderson Namesake:  Sanderson Creek Founding:  1882 (platting); 1884 (post office) Population (2020):  664 Pre-1940 resi...