The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1815 Parent counties:  Barren and Warren Namesake:  John Allen, Kentucky militia officer Seat:  Scottsville (1816–) Land area:  344 square miles Population (2020):  20,588 Population (historic):  5,327 (1820); 8,742 (1850); 10,296 (1870); 14,657 (1900); 15,180 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1920; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  689 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  24.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $376 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $216 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,896 Average farm size (1920):  44 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Scottsville Namesake: ...

Founding:  1824 Parent counties:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Allen, U.S. army officer Seat:  Fort Wayne (1824–) Land area:  657 square miles Population (2020):  385,410 Population (historic):  996 (1830); 29,328 (1860); 54,763 (1880); 77,270 (1900); 146,743 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; five towns; two CDPs; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  21,304 (13.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,097 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,806 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,221 Average farm size (1920):  76.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, New York, Ireland, and France __________...

Founding:  1831 (declared in 1820) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Allen, Virginia soldier Seat:  Lima (1831–) Land area:  402 square miles Population (2020):  102,206 Population (historic):  9,079 (1840); 19,185 (1860); 31,314 (1880); 47,976 (1900); 69,419 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1830–1920; 1940–1960 Subdivisions:  Two cities; seven villages; one CDP; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  10,187 (22.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  51.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,361 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,330 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9...