The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1859 Parent counties:  Greene, Taney, and Webster Namesake:  William Christian, Continental Army colonel Seat:  Ozark (1859–) Land area:  563 square miles Population (2020):  88,842 Population (historic):  5,491 (1860); 9,628 (1880); 16,939 (1900); 13,169 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; one village; one CDP; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,445 (4.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $803 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $613 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,585 Average farm size (1920):  72.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois ____________________________...

Founding:  1839 Parent counties:  Montgomery and Sangamon Namesake:  Christian County, Kentucky Seat:  Taylorville (1839–) Land area:  709 square miles Population (2020):  34,032 Population (historic):  1,878 (1840); 10,492 (1860); 28,227 (1880); 32,790 (1900); 37,538 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1920; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Three cities; 12 villages; one CDP; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,858 (31.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  48.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,845 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,955 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,782 Average farm size (1920):  141.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvan...

Founding:  1797 Parent county:  Logan Namesake:  William Christian, Continental Army soldier Seat:  Hopkinsville (1798–) Land area:  718 square miles Population (2020):  72,748 Population (historic):  2,318 (1800); 12,684 (1830); 23,227 (1870); 37,962 (1900); 34,283 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1810; 1820–1910; 1930–1960; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  Five cities; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,795 (6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  21.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  18.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $634 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $571 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,572 Average farm size (1920):  62 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hopkinsville Na...