The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1817 (declared in 1808) Parent counties:  Allegany and Genesee Namesake:  Cattaraugus Creek Seat:  Ellicottville (1817–1868); Little Valley (1868–) Land area:  1,308 square miles Population (2020):  77,042 Population (historic):  4,090 (1820); 38,950 (1850); 43,909 (1870); 65,643 (1900); 72,398 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1980 Subdivisions:  Two cities; nine villages; ten CDPs; 32 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  14,318 (34.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  73.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  24.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,764 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,784 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,305 Average farm size (1920):  64.6 acres ___________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1925 Parent county:  Fergus Namesake:  Oil fields within the county Seat:  Winnett (1925–) Land area:  1,655 square miles Population (2020):  496 Population (historic):  2,045 (1930); 1,083 (1940) Periods of population growth:  1910–1930 Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  128 (42.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  21.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $514 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $638 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.8 rooms Sources of settlement:  Montana, Iowa, and Minnesota _________________________________________________________________________________ Winnett Namesake:  Walter Winnett, owner of the town site Founding:  1910 (platting); 1910 (post office); 1916 (incorporation) Population (2020):  188 Population (historic):  316 (1920); 408 (1930) ...

Founding:  1918 Parent county:  Uintah Namesake:  Ellsworth Daggett, Connecticut minister Seat:  Manila (1918–) Land area:  697 square miles Population (2020):  935 Population (historic):  400 (1920); 411 (1930); 564 (1940) Periods of population growth:  pre-1920; 1930s; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  9 (0.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  43.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $715 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $629 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  37 Average farm size (1920): 137.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Utah and Wyoming _________________________________________________________________________________ Manila Namesake:  Manila, Philippines Founding:  1898 (platting); 1898 (post office); 1936 (inc...

Founding:  1838 Parent county:  Barry Namesake:  John Newton, South Carolina soldier Seat:  Neosho (1839–) Land area:  625 square miles Population (2020):  58,648 Population (historic):  8,790 (1840); 9,319 (1860); 18,947 (1880); 27,001 (1900); 26,959 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1920–1940; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities; 15 villages; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,790 (11.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $801 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $548 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,906 Average farm size (1920):  75 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio __________________________________...

Founding:  1849 (declared in 1847) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Unknown Seat:   Jefferson (1849–1851); Columbus (1851–1853); Lansing (1859–1867); Waukon (1853–1859, 1867–) Land area:  639 square miles Population (2020):  14,061 Population (historic):  777 (1850); 17,868 (1870); 17,907 (1890); 17,328 (1910); 16,328 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Six cities; 18 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,511 (32.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  58.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,310 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,651 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,175 Average farm size (1920):  102.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Norway, Ireland, Ge...

Founding:  1819 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Joseph Hardin, North Carolina politician Seat:   Hardinville (1822–1829); Savannah (1829–) Land area:  577 square miles Population (2020):  26,831 Population (historic):  1,462 (1820); 10,328 (1850); 11,768 (1870); 19,246 (1900); 16,213 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; one town; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  536 (3.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  20% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  35.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  23.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $286 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $122 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,907 Average farm size (1920):  37.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Savan...

Founding:  1823 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Robert Weakley, Tennessee politician Seat:  Dresden (1824–) Land area:  580 square miles Population (2020):  32,902 Population (historic):  4,797 (1830); 14,608 (1850); 20,755 (1870); 32,546 (1900); 29,262 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1900; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,500 (9.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  19.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $564 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $312 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,050 Average farm size (1920):  44.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Dresden Namesake:  Dresden, Germ...

Founding:  1835 (declared in 1834) Parent county:  Brown Namesake:  The Milwaukee River Seat:  Milwaukee (1835–) Land area:  241 square miles Population (2020):  939,489 Population (historic):  31,077 (1850); 89,930 (1870); 236,101 (1890); 433,187 (1910); 725,263 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1970; 2000s Subdivisions:  Ten cities; nine villages Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  124,360 (29.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,257 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,674 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,574 Average farm size (1920):  35.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, Ireland, New York, England, and Pennsylvania _________________________________________________________________________________ Milwaukee Namesa...

Founding:  1839 (declared in 1837) Parent county:  Dubuque Namesake:  Lewis Linn, Missouri politician Seat:  Marion (1839–1919); Cedar Rapids (1919–) Land area:  717 square miles Population (2020):  230,299 Population (historic):  5,444 (1850); 31,080 (1870); 45,303 (1890); 60,720 (1910); 82,336 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1840–1980; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  18 cities; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  14,182 (14.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  61.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,436 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,502 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,666 Average farm size (1920):  91.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Czechoslovakia, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland...

Founding:  1845 (declared in 1843) Parent county:  Keokuk Namesake:  The Iowa River Seat:  Marengo (1845–) Land area:  586 square miles Population (2020):  16,662 Population (historic):  822 (1850); 16,644 (1870); 18,270 (1890); 18,409 (1910); 17,332 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1910s; 1950s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; eight CDPs; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,351 (32%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  60.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  1.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,581 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,972 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,256 Average farm size (1920):  138.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, Ohio, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ireland ______________________...

Founding:  1739 Parent county:  Hunterdon Namesake:  Lewis Morris, New Jersey governor Seat:  Morristown (1739–) Land area:  460 square miles Population (2020):  509,285 Population (historic):  16,216 (1790); 25,844 (1840); 43,137 (1870); 65,156 (1900); 110,445 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–2020 Subdivisions:  16 boroughs; three towns; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  25,867 (13.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  66.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  36.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $4,954 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $4,602 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,333 Average farm size (1920):  53.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Morristown Namesake:  Lewis Morr...

Founding:  1879 (declared in 1849) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Norman Kittson, Minnesota businessman Seat:  Hallock (1879–) Land area:  1,099 square miles Population (2020):  4,207 Population (historic):  905 (1880); 7,889 (1900); 9,688 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1870–1920; 1930s Subdivisions:  Nine cities; 26 townships; three territories Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  616 (23.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  33.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,358 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,254 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,409 Average farm size (1920):  242.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Minnesota, Sweden, Norway, and Canada _________________________________________________________________________________ Hallock Namesake:  Charl...

Founding:  1826 (declared in 1825) Parent county:  Lillard Namesake:  Andrew Jackson, U.S. president Seat:  Independence (1827–) and Kansas City Land area:  604 square miles Population (2020):  717,204 Population (historic):  2,823 (1830); 14,000 (1850); 65,011 (1870); 195,193 (1900); 470,454 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1970; 1980–2020 Subdivisions:  15 cities; three villages; one CDP; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  64,544 (19.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,203 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,649 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,345 Average farm size (1920):  76.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, New York, ...