The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1777 Parent county:  Pasquotank Namesake:  Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden Seat:  Camden (1782–) Land area:  241 square miles Population (2020):  10,355 Population (historic):  4,022 (1790); 6,733 (1830); 5,361 (1870); 5,474 (1900); 5,461 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1830; 1840s; 1860–1880; 1900s; 1920s; 1950s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Two CDPs; three townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  309 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  27.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  17.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  28.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $785 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $470 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  875 Average farm size (1920):  40.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ C...

Founding:  1844 Parent county:  Gloucester Namesake:  The city of Camden Seat:  Camden (1844–) Land area:  221 square miles Population (2020):  523,485 Population (historic):  25,442 (1850); 46,193 (1870); 87,687 (1890); 142,029 (1910); 252,312 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; 27 boroughs; 11 CDPs; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  37,944 (18.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  27.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,917 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,656 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,035 Average farm size (1920):  38.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Camden Namesake: ...

Founding:  1841 Parent counties:  Morgan, Pulaski, and unorganized territory Namesake:  Charles Pratt, First Earl Camden, English politician Seat:   Linn Creek (1841–1931); Camdenton (1931–) Land area:  665 square miles Population (2020):  42,745 Population (historic):  2,338 (1850); 6,108 (1870); 10,040 (1890); 11,582 (1910); 9,142 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1950–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; three villages; three CDPs; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  757 (1.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  22.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $732 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $388 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,739 Average farm size (1920):  59.7 acres Sources of...