Wyandotte County, Kansas
Founding: 1859 Parent counties: Johnson and Leavenworth Namesake: The Wyandot people Seat: Kansas City (1859–) Land area: 152 square miles Population (2020): 169,245 Population (historic): 2,609 (1860); 19,143 (1880); 73,227 (1900); 141,211 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1930; 1940–1960; 2010s Subdivisions: Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 13,369 (19.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,837 Average outbuilding value (1930): $897 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,249 Average farm size (1920): 42.4 acres Sources of settlement: Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, Ireland, Illinois, and Virginia ___________________________________...