The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1683 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William III of Orange, English king Seat:  Orangetown (1683–1798); Goshen (1798–) Land area:  812 square miles Population (2020):  401,310 Population (historic):  18,492 (1790); 50,739 (1840); 80,902 (1870); 103,859 (1900); 130,383 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; 19 villages; 17 CDPs; 21 towns National Register listings:   186 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  31,864 (22.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  68% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  31.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,571 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,094 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,591 Average farm size (1920):  64.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Goshen   Namesake:  The biblical land of Goshen Founding:  1714 (

Founding:  1889 Parent county:  Blackbird Namesake:  John Thurston, Nebraska senator Seat:  Pender (1889–) Land area:  394 square miles Population (2020):  6,620 Population (historic):  3,176 (1890); 8,704 (1910); 10,462 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880–1930; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Five cities; one CDP; 11 townships National Register listings:   Six Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  528 (21.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  33.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,548 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,463 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,105 Average farm size (1920):  160.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Iowa, Illinois, Germany, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Sweden _________________________________________________________________________________   Pender   Namesake:  John Pender, Scottish politician Founding:  1885 (platting); 1885 (post office) Populati

Founding:  1761 Parent county:  Albemarle Namesake:  Jeffery Amherst, British army officer Seat:  Amherst (1807–) Land area:  474 square miles Population (2020):  31,307 Population (historic):  13,703 (1790); 12,576 (1840); 14,900 (1870); 17,864 (1900); 19,020 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1800; 1820–1880; 1890–1920; 1930–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One town; one CDP National Register listings:   38 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,569 (11%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  21.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,005 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $435 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 acres Number of farms (1920):  2,472 Average farm size (1920):  44.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Amherst   Namesake:  Amherst County Founding:  1803 (post office); 1910 (incorporation

Founding:  1855 Parent counties:  Henderson and Rutherford Namesake:  William Polk, North Carolina politician Seat:  Columbus (1855–) Land area:  238 square miles Population (2020):  19,328 Population (historic):  4,043 (1860); 5,062 (1880); 7,004 (1900); 10,216 (1930) Periods of population growth:  per-1860–1940; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; two towns; six townships National Register listings:   26 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,227 (10.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  40.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  31.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $560 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $192 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,200 Average farm size (1920):  23.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Columbus   Namesake:  Columbus Mills, local politician Founding:  1855 (platting); 1856 (post office)

Founding:  1871 Parent counties:  Columbia, Hempstead, and Ouachita Namesake:  The state of Nevada Seat:   Mount Moriah (1871–1872); Rosston (1872–1877); Prescott (1877–) Land area:  618 square miles Population (2020):  8,187 Population (historic):  12,959 (1880); 16,609 (1900); 20,407 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1920; 1970s Subdivisions:  Two cities; six towns; one CDP National Register listings:   22 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  287 (6.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  7.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  41.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $360 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $117 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,682 Average farm size (1920):  39.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and South Carolina _________________________________________________________________________________   Prescott   Namesake:  Unknown Founding:  1873 (p

Founding:  1821 Parent counties:  Genesee and Ontario Namesake:  James Monroe, U.S. president Seat:  Rochester (1821–) Land area:  657 square miles Population (2020):  759,443 Population (historic):  49,855 (1830); 87,650 (1850); 117,868 (1870); 217,854 (1900); 423,881 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1970; 1980–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; nine villages; six CDPs; 20 towns National Register listings:   222 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  82,656 (25.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:   64.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  32.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,528 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,046 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,174 Average farm size (1920):  60.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Rochester   Namesake:  Nathaniel Rochester, land speculator Founding:  1811 (plat