Douglas County, Missouri
Founding: 1857 Parent county: Ozark Namesake: Stephen Douglas, Illinois politician Seat: Vera Cruz (1857–1869); Arno (1869–1871); Ava (1871–) Land area: 814 square miles Population (2020): 11,578 Population (historic): 2,414 (1860); 7,753 (1880); 16,802 (1900); 13,959 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1930s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: One city; 23 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 641 (9.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $466 Average outbuilding value (1930): $328 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,633 Average farm size (1920): 62.6 acres Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky _______...