The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1875 Parent county:  Howard Namesake:  Chautauqua County, New York Seat:  Sedan (1875–) Land area:  639 square miles Population (2020):  3,379 Population (historic):  11,072 (1880); 11,804 (1900); 10,352 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1890; 1970s Subdivisions:  Six cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  835 (39.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $854 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $631 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,291 Average farm size (1920):  104.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania _________________________________________________________________________________ Sedan Namesake:  The Battle ...

Founding:  1811 (declared in 1808) Parent county:  Genesee Namesake:  Chautauqua Lake Seat:  Mayville (1811–) Land area:  1,060 square miles Population (2020):  127,657 Population (historic):  12,568 (1820); 50,493 (1850); 59,327 (1870); 88,314 (1900); 126,457 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1930; 1940–1970 Subdivisions:  Two cities; 13 villages; nine CDPs; 27 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  24,968 (36.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  75.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  30.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,116 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,647 Number of farms (1920):  7,100 Average farm size (1920):  50.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Mayville Namesake:  Unknown Founding: ...