Texas County, Missouri
Founding: 1845 (declared in 1843) Parent counties: Shannon, Wright, and unorganized territory Namesake: The Republic of Texas Seat: Houston (1846–) Land area: 1,177 square miles Population (2020): 24,487 Population (historic): 2,812 (1850); 9,618 (1870); 19,406 (1890); 21,458 (1910); 18,580 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: Four cities; two villages; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,035 (8.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $582 Average outbuilding value (1930): $403 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,363 Average farm size (1920): 65.9 acres Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, ...