The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1802 Parent county:  Adams Namesake:  James Wilkinson, Louisiana territorial governor Seat:   Pinckneyville (1806–1810s); Woodville (1810s–) Land area:  678 square miles Population (2020):  8,587 Population (historic):  5,068 (1810); 14,193 (1840); 12,705 (1870); 21,453 (1900); 13,957 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1850; 1870s; 1890s; 1930s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Three towns National Register listings:   16 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  160 (3.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  10% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  48.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  26.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $305 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $129 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,436 Average farm size (1920):  44.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Woodville   Namesake:  Unknown Founding:  pre-1811 (founding); 1811 (incorpora

Founding:  1872 (declared in 1867) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Orloff Norton, Kansas militiaman Seat:  Norton (1878–) Land area:  878 square miles Population (2020):  5,459 Population (historic):  6,998 (1880); 11,325 (1900); 11,701 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1910; 1920s Subdivisions:  Five cities; four townships National Register listings:   Five Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  918 (37.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  36.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,121 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $889 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,650 Average farm size (1920):  215.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Missouri, and Pennsylvania _________________________________________________________________________________   Norton   Namesake:  Orloff Norton, Kansas militiaman Founding:  1872 (pla

Founding:  1781 Parent county:  Cumberland Namesake:  William of Orange, English king Seat:  Chelsea (1781–) Land area:  687 square miles Population (2020):  29,277 Population (historic):  10,526 (1790); 27,873 (1840); 23,090 (1870); 19,313 (1900); 16,694 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1840; 1870s; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Four villages; five CDPs; 17 towns National Register listings:   63 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,200 (28%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  85.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  42.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,252 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,001 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,687 Average farm size (1920):  46.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Chelsea   Namesake:  Uncertain—perhaps Chelsea, London Founding:  1781 (founding