The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1854 Parent counties:  Calaveras and El Dorado Namesake:  José María Amador, California rancher Seat:  Jackson (1854–) Land area:  595 square miles Population (2020):  40,474 Population (historic):  10,930 (1860); 11,384 (1880); 11,116 (1900); 8,494 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities; 13 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,722 (9.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  47.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,149 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,033 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  479 Average farm size (1920):  125.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Italy, England, Austria, Ireland, Missouri, Germany, Ohio, New York, and Illinois __________________...

Founding:  1854 Parent county:  Butte Namesake:  The Spanish name for the Feather River Seat:  Quincy (1854–) Land area:  2,553 square miles Population (2020):  19,790 Population (historic):  4,363 (1860); 6,180 (1880); 4,657 (1900); 7,913 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1880; 1900–1950; 1960–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; 46 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  830 (5.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  31.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  0.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,058 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,337 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  150 Average farm size (1920):  228.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Quincy   Namesake:  Quincy, Illinois Founding:  1854 (platti...

Founding:  1850 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Unknown Seat:  San Rafael (1850–) Land area:  520 square miles Population (2020):  262,321 Population (historic):  3,334 (1860); 11,324 (1880); 15,702 (1900); 41,648 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–2020 Subdivisions:  11 cities; 21 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  14,897 (13.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  83.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,836 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,824 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  718 Average farm size (1920):  122.3 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, China, Ireland, Switzerland, Portugal, Germany, and New England states ______________________________________________________...

Founding:  1857 Parent county:  Klamath Namesake:  A Spanish phrase meaning "of the north" Seat:  Crescent City (1857–) Land area:  1,006 square miles Population (2020):  27,743 Population (historic):  1,993 (1860); 2,584 (1880); 2,408 (1900); 4,739 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1890; 1900–1960; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; six CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  621 (5.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  39.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,051 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,833 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  130 Average farm size (1920):  101.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Crescent City Namesake:  A crescent-shaped beach near the city Founding: ...

Founding:  1850 Parent counties:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  The city of San Francisco Seat:  San Francisco (1850–) Land area:  232 square miles Population (2020):  873,965 Population (historic):  56,802 (1860); 233,959 (1880); 342,782 (1900); 634,394 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1950; 1980–2020 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  190,987 (47.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  77.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.3% Housing in disrepair (1950):  2.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,531 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,723 Number of farms (1920):  74 Average farm size (1920):  11.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ San Francisco Namesake:  St. Francis of Assisi Founding:  1776 (founding); 1835 (platting); 1849 (post office); 1850 (incorporation) ___________________________...

Founding:  1861 Parent counties:  Calaveras, Fresno, and Mariposa Namesake:  Mono Lake Seat:   Aurora (1861–1863); Bridgeport (1863–) Land area:  3,049 square miles Population (2020):  13,195 Population (historic):  430 (1870); 7,499 (1880); 2,167 (1900); 1,360 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1920–1940; 1950–2010 Subdivisions:  One town; 15 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  389 (2.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,062 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,725 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  74 Average farm size (1920):  118.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bridgeport Namesake:  A bridge crossing the East Walker R...

Founding:  1874 Parent county:  Siskiyou Namesake:  The Modoc people Seat:  Alturas (1874–) Land area:  3,918 square miles Population (2020):  8,700 Population (historic):  4,399 (1880); 5,076 (1900); 8,038 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1910; 1920–1950; 1970–1990; 2000s Subdivisions:  One city; 12 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,039 (19.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  31.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,696 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,388 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  743 Average farm size (1920):  226.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Alturas Namesake:  The Spanish word alturas  ("the heights") Founding:  pre-1871 (founding as Dor...

Founding:  1852 Parent county:  Yuba Namesake:  The Sierra Nevada Seat:  Downieville (1852–) Land area:  953 square miles Population (2020):  3,236 Population (historic):  11,387 (1860); 6,623 (1880); 4,017 (1900); 2,422 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860; 1870s; 1900s; 1920–1940; 1960–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; ten CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  505 (21.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  45.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,344 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,323 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  77 Average farm size (1920):  280.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Downieville Namesake:  1849 (founding); 1852 (post office) Founding:  William Downie, S...

Founding:  1864 Parent counties:  Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, and Tuolumne Namesake:  The county's mountainous landscape Seat:   Silver Mountain (1864–1875); Markleeville (1875–) Land area:  738 square miles Population (2020):  1,204 Population (historic):  685 (1870); 667 (1890); 309 (1910); 241 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870; 1880s; 1930s; 1950–2000; 2010s Subdivisions:  One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  42 (2.4%) Housing in disrepair (1950):  8.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,169 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,391 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  21 Average farm size (1920):  205 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Markleeville Namesake:  Jacob Marklee, owner of the village site Founding:  1863 (post office) Population (2020): ...