The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1774 Parent county:  Baltimore Namesake:  Henry Harford, Maryland proprietor Seat:  Bel Air (1782–) Land area:  437 square miles Population (2020):  260,924 Population (historic):  14,976 (1790); 17,120 (1840); 22,605 (1870); 28,269 (1900); 31,603 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1860; 1870–1890; 1910–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; one town; 13 CDPs National Register listings:   80 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,549 (4.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  65.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  36.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,851 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,406 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,399 Average farm size (1920):  64.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Bel Air   Namesake:  The French word  belleaire  ("lovely manner") Founding

Founding:  1796 Parent counties:  Tennessee and Sumner Namesake:  James Robertson, Tennessee settler Seat:  Springfield (1798–) Land area:  476 square miles Population (2020):  72,803 Population (historic):  4,280 (1800); 13,801 (1840); 16,166 (1870); 25,029 (1900); 28,191 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1850; 1860–1940; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Eight cities; one town National Register listings:   28 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,214 (4.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $609 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $464 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,002 Average farm size (1920):  52.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Springfield   Namesake:  A traditional name Founding:  1798 (platting); 1800 (post office);

Founding:  1899 Parent county:  Queens Namesake:  The House of Nassau Seat:  Mineola (1899–) Land area:  285 square miles Population (2020):  1,395,774 Population (historic):  55,448 (1900); 126,120 (1920); 303,053 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1900–1970; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; 62 villages; 69 CDPs; three towns National Register listings:   150 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  96,663 (20.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  73.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  1.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $6,097 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $6,570 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  935 Average farm size (1920):  46.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Mineola   Namesake:  Miniolagamika, Algonquin chief Founding:  1858 (post office); 1906 (incorporation) Population (2020):  20,800 Population (historic):  313 (1880); 1,981 (1910);

Founding:  1821 Parent county:  Hardin Namesake:  James Henderson, Tennessee soldier Seat:  Lexington (1822–) Land area:  520 square miles Population (2020):  27,842 Population (historic):  8,748 (1830); 14,491 (1860); 17,430 (1880); 18,117 (1900); 17,655 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; two towns; two CDPs National Register listings:   Five Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  461 (3.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  14.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $421 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $153 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,290 Average farm size (1920):  42.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Lexington   Namesake:  Lexington, Massachusetts Founding:  1822 (platting); 1824 (po

Founding:  1669 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Dorchester, England Seat:   Islington (1669–1670); Harwood's Choice (1673–1687); Cambridge (1687–) Land area:  541 square miles Population (2020):  32,531 Population (historic):  15,875 (1790); 18,843 (1840); 19,458 (1870); 27,962 (1900); 26,813 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1860; 1870–1910; 1930s; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; eight towns; five CDPs National Register listings:   29 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,613 (22%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  44.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,432 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $872 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,019 Average farm size (1920):  58 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Cambridg