The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1849 (declared in 1846) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Nathan Boone, Missouri frontiersman Seat:  Boone (1851–) Land area:  572 square miles Population (2020):  26,715 Population (historic):  735 (1850); 14,584 (1870); 23,772 (1890); 27,626 (1910); 29,271 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Nine cities; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,435 (37.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  58.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,217 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,224 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,541 Average farm size (1920):  112.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Sweden, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Germany ______________________________________________...

Founding:  1821 Parent county:  Howard Namesake:  Daniel Boone, American frontiersman Seat:  Columbia (1821–) Land area:  685 square miles Population (2020):  183,610 Population (historic):  3,692 (1820); 14,979 (1850); 20,765 (1870); 28,642 (1900); 30,995 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  Six cities; five villages; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,222 (5.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,135 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $829 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,325 Average farm size (1920):  98.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky and Virginia ________________________________________________...

Founding:  1837 Parent county:  Winnebago Namesake:  Daniel Boone, American frontiersman Seat:  Belvidere (1837–) Land area:  286 square miles Population (2020):  53,448 Population (historic):  1,705 (1840); 11,678 (1860); 11,508 (1880); 15,791 (1900); 15,078 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1870; 1880–1900; 1930–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; four villages; two CDPs; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,377 (16.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  79.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,420 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,677 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,325 Average farm size (1920):  108.3 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Germany, England, Ireland, and Norw...

Founding:  1830 Parent counties:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Daniel Boone, American frontiersman Seat:  Jamestown (1830–1831); Lebanon (1831–) Land area:  423 square miles Population (2020):  70,812 Population (historic):  621 (1830); 11,631 (1850); 22,593 (1870); 26,321 (1900); 22,290 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1890; 1940–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; six towns; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,829 (14.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  65.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,475 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,261 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,011 Average farm size (1920):  74.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia ______________________...

Founding:  1847 Parent counties:  Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan Namesake:  Daniel Boone, explorer Seat:  Madison (1847–) Land area:  502 square miles Population (2020):  21,809 Population (historic):  3,237 (1850); 4,553 (1870); 6,885 (1890); 10,331 (1910); 24,586 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1860; 1870–1950; 1970s Subdivisions:  One city; three towns; five CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,294 (11.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  24.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  36.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $812 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $274 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,120 Average farm size (1920):  24 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Madison ...

Founding:  1799 Parent county:  Campbell Namesake:  Daniel Boone, American explorer Seat:  Burlington (1799–) Land area:  246 square miles Population (2020):  135,968 Population (historic):  1,534 (1800); 10,034 (1840); 10,696 (1870); 11,170 (1900); 9,595 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1860; 1870–1890; 1910–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; eight CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,220 (2.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  44.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  26% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,380 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $908 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,831 Average farm size (1920):  69.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Burlington Namesake:  ...