The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1847 (declared in 1846) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  George Dallas, Pennsylvania politician Seat:  Adel (1847–) Land area:  588 square miles Population (2020):  99,678 Population (historic):  854 (1850); 12,019 (1870); 20,479 (1890); 23,628 (1910); 25,493 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1930; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  14 cities; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,736 (10.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  58.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,186 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,336 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,320 Average farm size (1920):  129.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York _____________________...

  Founding:  1841 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  George Dallas, U.S. vice president Seat:  Buffalo (1844–) Land area:  541 square miles Population (2020):  17,071 Population (historic):  3,648 (1850); 8,383 (1870); 12,647 (1890); 13,181 (1910); 10,541 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; one village; one CDP; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  695 (9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $552 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $403 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,177 Average farm size (1920):  74.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky __________________...