The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1683 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Ulster, Ireland Seat:  Kingston (1683–) Land area:  1,124 square miles Population (2020):  181,851 Population (historic):  29,370 (1790); 45,822 (1840); 84,075 (1870); 88,422 (1900); 80,155 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790; 1800–1910; 1920–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; three villages; 34 CDPs; 20 towns National Register listings:   199 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  22,990 (26.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  70.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  24% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,479 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,022 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,311 Average farm size (1920):  46.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Kingston   Namesake:  Either Kingston-upon-Hull or Kingston-upon-Thames, England Founding:

Founding:  1848 (declared in 1840) Parent counties:  Brown, Calumet, and Fond du Lac Namesake:  The Winnebago people Seat:  Oshkosh (1848–) Land area:  434 square miles Population (2020):  171,730 Population (historic):  10,167 (1850); 37,279 (1870); 50,097 (1890); 62,116 (1910); 76,622 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1840–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities; two villages; four CDPs; 15 towns National Register listings:   95 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  14,976 (19.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  64.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,244 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,744 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,711 Average farm size (1920):  68.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, New York, Ireland, Norway, and Denmark _________________________________________________________________________________   Oshko

Founding:  1799 Parent county:  Tyrrell Namesake:  George Washington, U.S. president Seat:  Roper (1801–1823); Plymouth (1823–) Land area:  348 square miles Population (2020):  11,003 Population (historic):  2,422 (1800); 4,525 (1840); 6,516 (1870); 10,608 (1900); 11,603 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1830; 1840–1980 Subdivisions:  Three towns; four townships National Register listings:   10 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  658 (10.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  41.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $563 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $274 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,110 Average farm size (1920):  31.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Plymouth   Namesake:  Uncertain—perhaps Plymouth, Massachusetts Founding:  1787 (platting); 1792 (po

Founding:  1827 Parent county:  Hancock Namesake:  Samuel Waldo, Massachusetts land speculator Seat:  Belfast (1827–) Land area:  730 square miles Population (2020):  39,607 Population (historic):  29,788 (1830); 38,447 (1860); 32,463 (1880); 24,185 (1900); 20,286 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1850; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; three CDPs; 25 towns National Register listings:   67 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,609 (21%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  68.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  33.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $964 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $640 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,234 Average farm size (1920):  36.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Belfast   Namesake:  Belfast, Northern Ireland Founding:  1770 (founding); 1773 (incorporation); 1794 (p

Founding:  1826 Parent county:  Independence Namesake:  George Izard, Arkansas governor Seat:  Norfork (1826–1830); Athens (1830–1836); Mount Olive (1836–1875); Melbourne (1875–) Land area:  581 square miles Population (2020):  13,577 Population (historic):  1,266 (1830); 7,215 (1860); 10,857 (1880); 13,506 (1900); 12,872 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1860; 1870–1910; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Four cities; four towns; two CDPs National Register listings:   18 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  336 (4.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  14.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  40.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $358 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $158 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,549 Average farm size (1920):  47.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Tennessee, Missouri, and Georgia _________________________________________________________________________________   Melbourne   Namesak

Founding:  1866 Parent counties:  Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike Namesake:  Edward Bullock, Alabama politician Seat:  Union Springs (1866–) Land area:  623 square miles Population (2020):  10,357 Population (historic):  24,474 (1870); 27,063 (1890); 30,196 (1910); 20,016 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1980–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; one town; one CDP National Register listings:   Four Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  328 (7.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  9.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  53.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  42.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $293 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $111 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,700 Average farm size (1920):  47.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Union Springs   Namesake:  Springs near the city site Founding:  1835 (founding); 1839 (post office); 1844 (incorporation) Population

Founding:  1836 Parent counties:  Baltimore and Frederick Namesake:  Charles Carroll, Maryland politician Seat:  Westminster (1837–) Land area:  448 square miles Population (2020):  172,891 Population (historic):  17,242 (1840); 24,533 (1860); 30,992 (1880); 33,860 (1900); 35,978 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; six towns; one CDP National Register listings:   62 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,226 (11.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  81% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  33.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,668 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,434 Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.1% Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,518 Average farm size (1920):  59 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Westminster   Namesake:  Uncertain—perhaps Westminster, England Founding:  1764 (platting as Winche