The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

  Founding:  1854 (declared in 1851) Parent counties:  Pottawattamie and unorganized territory Namesake:  John Adair, Kentucky governor Seat:  Fontanelle (1855–1875); Greenfield (1875–) Land area:  569 square miles Population (2020):  7,496 Population (historic):  984 (1860); 11,667 (1880); 16,192 (1900); 13,891 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,375 (37.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  41.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,925 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,255 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,113 Average farm size (1920):  151.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York _____________________________________________________...

Founding:  1841 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Adair, Kentucky governor Seat:  Kirksville (1841–) Land area:  567 square miles Population (2020):  25,314 Population (historic):  2,283 (1850); 11,448 (1870); 17,417 (1890); 22,700 (1910); 19,436 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1910; 1930s; 1950–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; two villages; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,943 (16.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  33.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $967 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $707 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,453 Average farm size (1920):  108.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ke...

Founding:  1802 Parent county:  Green Namesake:  John Adair, Kentucky governor Seat:  Columbia (1802–) Land area:  405 square miles Population (2020):  18,903 Population (historic):  6,011 (1810); 8,466 (1840); 11,065 (1870); 14,888 (1900); 16,401 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1820; 1830–1850; 1860–1920; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  627 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  20.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  24.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $327 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $181 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,930 Average farm size (1920):  47.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Namesake: ...