The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1851 (declared in 1846) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  James Clarke, Iowa territorial governor Seat:  Osceola (1851–) Land area:  431 square miles Population (2020):  9,748 Population (historic):  5,427 (1860); 11,513 (1880); 12,440 (1900); 10,384 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1850–1880; 1890s; 1970s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,484 (35.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  44.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,494 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,353 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,488 Average farm size (1920):  135.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Pennsylvania _...

Founding:  1836 Parent county:  Frederick Namesake:  George Rogers Clark, Virginia soldier Seat:  Berryville (1836–) Land area:  176 square miles Population (2020):  14,783 Population (historic):  6,353 (1840); 7,146 (1860); 7,682 (1880); 7,927 (1900); 7,167 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1850; 1870–1890; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Three towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,431 (22.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  64.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  41.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,938 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,559 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  558 Average farm size (1920):  134.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Berryville Name...