The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1836 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Caldwell, Kentucky politician Seat:   Far West (1836–1843); Kingston (1843–) Land area:  426 square miles Population (2020):  8,815 Population (historic):  1,458 (1840); 5,034 (1860); 13,646 (1880); 16,656 (1900); 12,509 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,156 (24.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  35.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,515 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,238 Number of farms (1920):  1,963 Average farm size (1920):  122.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, and Indiana _____________...

Founding:  1809 Parent county:  Livingston Namesake:  John Caldwell, Kentucky politician Seat:  Eddyville (1809–1827); Princeton (1827–) Land area:  345 square miles Population (2020):  12,649 Population (historic):  4,268 (1810); 10,365 (1840); 10,826 (1870); 14,510 (1900); 13,781 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1820; 1830–1850; 1860–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980 Subdivisions:  Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  631 (10.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  20.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $436 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $299 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,218 Average farm size (1920):  64.9 acres _____________________________________________________________________________...