The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1833 Parent county:  Vermilion Namesake:  Prairies within the county Seat:  Urbana (1833–) Land area:  996 square miles Population (2020):  205,865 Population (historic):  1,475 (1840); 14,629 (1860); 40,863 (1880); 47,622 (1900); 64,273 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; 21 villages; three CDPs; 30 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  11,451 (12.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  51.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,321 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,673 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,666 Average farm size (1920):  161.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Indiana, Germany, Ireland, Pennsylvania, New York, and Kentucky _______...

Founding:  1805 Parent counties:  Franklin and Greene Namesake:  The French word  champagne  ("plain") Seat:  Springfield (1805–1807); Urbana (1807–) Land area:  429 square miles Population (2020):  38,714 Population (historic):  6,303 (1810); 19,782 (1850); 27,817 (1880); 26,642 (1900); 24,103 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1880; 1930–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; six villages; one CDP; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,799 (28.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  68.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  22.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,683 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,718 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,481 Average farm size (1920):  89.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Virginia, Penns...