The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1859 Parent county:  Ashe Namesake:  The Allegheny Mountains Seat:  Sparta (1859–) Land area:  235 square miles Population (2020):  10,888 Population (historic):  3,590 (1860); 5,486 (1880); 7,759 (1900); 7,186 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900; 1930s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  353 (4.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  21% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $733 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $340 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,409 Average farm size (1920):  65.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Sparta Namesake:  Sparta, ancient Greek city-state Founding:  ...

Founding:  1822 Parent counties:  Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe Namesake:  The Allegheny Mountains Seat:  Covington (1822–) Land area:  445 square miles Population (2020):  15,223 Population (historic):  2,815 (1830); 3,515 (1850); 3,674 (1870); 16,330 (1900); 20,188 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830; 1840–1860; 1870–1900; 1920–1950; 1960–1980; 2000s Subdivisions:  One city; two towns; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,565 (19.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  18.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  20% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,489 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $904 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  621 Average farm size (1920):  51 acres ___________________________________________________________________...