The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

  Founding:  1849 Parent county:  Wayne Namesake:  William Butler, Kentucky politician Seat:  Poplar Bluff (1850–) Land area:  695 square miles Population (2020):  42,130 Population (historic):  1,616 (1850); 4,298 (1870); 10,164 (1890); 20,624 (1910); 23,697 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1920; 1930–1950; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  Four cities; two CDPs; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,370 (6.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  20.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  40.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $442 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $293 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,105 Average farm size (1920):  50 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky _______________________________________...

  Founding:  1854 (declared in 1851) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William Butler, Kentucky politician Seat:  Clarksville (1854–1860); Butler Center (1860–1881); Allison (1881–) Land area:  580 square miles Population (2020):  14,334 Population (historic):  3,724 (1860); 14,293 (1880); 17,955 (1900); 17,617 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1970s Subdivisions:  Ten cities; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,786 (41.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  59.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,817 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,469 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,244 Average farm size (1920):  137 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, Germany, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Ireland _...

Founding:  1810 Parent counties:  Logan and Ohio Namesake:  Richard Butler, Continental Army officer Seat:  Morgantown (1811–) Land area:  426 square miles Population (2020):  12,371 Population (historic):  3,083 (1820); 5,755 (1850); 9,404 (1870); 15,896 (1900); 12,620 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820; 1830–1900; 1930s; 1960–2000 Subdivisions:  Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  434 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  19.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $258 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $153 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,540 Average farm size (1920):  52.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Morgantown Namesake: ...

Founding:  1803 (declared in 1800) Parent county:  Allegheny Namesake:  Richard Butler, Continental Army officer Seat:  Butler (1803–) Land area:  789 square miles Population (2020):  193,763 Population (historic):  3,916 (1800); 22,378 (1840); 36,510 (1870); 56,962 (1900); 80,480 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; 23 boroughs; nine CDPs; 33 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  12,484 (15.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  59.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,815 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,494 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,274 Average farm size (1920):  56 acres ___________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1803 Parent county:  Hamilton Namesake:  Richard Butler, Continental Army officer Seat:  Hamilton (1803–) Land area:  467 square miles Population (2020):  390,357 Population (historic):  11,150 (1810); 30,789 (1850); 42,579 (1880); 56,870 (1900); 114,084 (1930) Periods of population growth:   pre-1810–2020 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; five villages; eight CDPs; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  19,566 (13.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  51.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  29.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,790 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,131 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,534 Average farm size (1920):  85.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, Ireland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, ...