The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1854 Parent county:  McLennan Namesake:  The Bosque River Seat:  Meridian (1854–) Land area:  983 square miles Population (2020):  18,235 Population (historic):  2,005 (1860); 11,217 (1880); 17,390 (1900); 15,750 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1910; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; three CDPs National Register listings:   40 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  967 (10.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  26.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  21% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $848 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $440 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,467 Average farm size (1920):  81.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Norway _________________________________________________________________________________   Meridian   Namesake:  Unknown Founding:  1854 (platting); 1856 (pos

Founding:  1854 Parent county:  La Crosse Namesake:  James Monroe, U.S. president Seat:  Sparta (1854–) Land area:  901 square miles Population (2020):  46,274 Population (historic):  8,410 (1860); 21,607 (1880); 28,103 (1900); 28,739 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; eight villages; two CDPs; 24 towns National Register listings:   14 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,773 (19.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  60.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,682 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,138 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,519 Average farm size (1920):  65.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, New York, Norway, and Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________   Sparta   Namesake:  The Greek city-state of Sparta Founding:  1851 (founding); 1852

Founding:  1674 Parent counties:  Baltimore and Kent Namesake:  Cecil Calvert, Maryland proprietor Seat:   Jamestown (1692–1719); Courthouse Point (1719–1782); Charlestown (1782–1787); Elkton (1787–) Land area:  346 square miles Population (2020):  103,725 Population (historic):  13,625 (1790); 17,232 (1840); 25,874 (1870); 24,662 (1900); 25,827 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790; 1800–1820; 1830–1880; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  Eight towns National Register listings:   51 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,759 (13.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  57.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  17.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,611 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,462 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,740 Average farm size (1920):  76.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Elkton   Namesake

Founding:  1886 (declared in 1873) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  The Cheyenne tribe Seat:  Bird City (1886–1889); St. Francis (1889–) Land area:  1,020 square miles Population (2020):  2,616 Population (historic):  4,401 (1890); 4,248 (1910); 6,948 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880s; 1900–1930 Subdivisions:  Two cities; seven townships National Register listings:   Three Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  523 (35.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  45.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,109 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $992 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  974 Average farm size (1920):  418.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana _________________________________________________________________________________   St. Francis   Namesake:  Unknown Founding:  1887 (platting); 1888 (post offic

Founding:  1844 (declared in 1835) Parent counties:  Brown and Milwaukee Namesake:  Henry Dodge, Wisconsin governor Seat:  Juneau (1846–) Land area:  876 square miles Population (2020):  89,396 Population (historic):  19,138 (1850); 47,035 (1870); 44,984 (1890); 47,436 (1910); 52,092 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1840–1870; 1890–2020 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; 11 villages; three CDPs; 24 towns National Register listings:   39 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  11,154 (29.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  79% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,863 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,589 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,633 Average farm size (1920):  80.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, New York, and Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________   Juneau   Namesak

Founding:  1846 Parent county:  Portage Namesake:  A reference to Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer Seat:  Wyocena (1847); Columbus (1848–1851); Portage (1851–) Land area:  766 square miles Population (2020):  58,490 Population (historic):  9,565 (1850); 28,802 (1870); 28,350 (1890); 31,129 (1910); 30,503 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1870; 1880–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities; ten villages; one CDP; 21 towns National Register listings:   55 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  6,173 (23.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  75.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,936 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,523 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,320 Average farm size (1920):  90.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, New York, England, Ireland, and Norway ________________________________________