The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1713 (declared in 1683) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Mary of Modena, English queen Seat:  Poughkeepsie (1713–) Land area:  796 square miles Population (2020):  295,911 Population (historic):  45,276 (1790); 52,398 (1840); 74,041 (1870); 81,670 (1900); 105,462 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1880; 1890–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; eight villages; 32 CDPs; 20 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  19,713 (16.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  69.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  38.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $5,098 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $4,754 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,114 Average farm size (1920):  96.3 acres ______________________________________________________...

Founding:  1806 Parent county:  Jackson Namesake:  John Overton, Tennessee judge Seat:   Monroe (1806–1833); Livingston (1833–) Land area:  433 square miles Population (2020):  22,511 Population (historic):  5,643 (1810); 9,279 (1840); 11,297 (1870); 13,353 (1900); 18,079 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1860; 1870s; 1890–1940; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  786 (7.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  16.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  37% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $260 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $137 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,714 Average farm size (1920):  38.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Livingston   ...

Founding:  1871 Parent counties:  Jackson and Macon Namesake:  David Swain, North Carolina governor Seat:  Byson City (1872–) Land area:  528 square miles Population (2020):  14,117 Population (historic):  3,784 (1880); 8,401 (1900); 11,568 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1920; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  One town; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  313 (3.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  18% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  36.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $453 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $204 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,264 Average farm size (1920):  22.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Bryson City   Namesake:  Thaddeus Bryson, local resident Founding:  1872 (platting as Charleston ...

Founding:  1864 Parent county:  Cache Namesake:  Disputed—either Charles Rich, Mormon leader; or a reference to the Bear River Valley Seat:  Randolph (1870–) Land area:  1,029 square miles Population (2020):  2,510 Population (historic):  1,955 (1870); 1,527 (1890); 1,883 (1910); 1,873 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870; 1880–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Four towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  321 (10.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  47.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  1.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,190 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $708 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  224 Average farm size (1920):  217.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Randolph   Namesake:  Randolph Ste...