The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1836 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Joseph Daveiss, Indiana militiaman Seat:  Gallatin (1837–) Land area:  563 square miles Population (2020):  8,430 Population (historic):  2,736 (1840); 9,606 (1860); 19,145 (1880); 21,325 (1900); 14,424 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Five cities; four villages; one CDP; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  844 (20.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  22.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,279 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $959 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,731 Average farm size (1920):  99.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Virgini...

Founding:  1815 Parent county:  Ohio Namesake:  Joseph Daveiss, Indiana militiaman Seat:  Owensboro (1816–) Land area:  458 square miles Population (2020):  103,312 Population (historic):  3,876 (1820); 12,362 (1850); 20,714 (1870); 38,667 (1900); 43,779 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,912 (6.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  13.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $726 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $604 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,808 Average farm size (1920):  53 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Owensboro Namesake:  Abraham ...

Founding:  1817 Parent county:  Knox Namesake:  Joseph Daveiss, Indiana militiaman Seat:  Washington (1818–) Land area:  429 square miles Population (2020):  33,381 Population (historic):  3,432 (1820); 10,352 (1850); 21,553 (1880); 29,914 (1900); 25,832 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; six towns; one CDP; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,866 (22.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  42.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $935 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $719 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,602 Average farm size (1920):  85.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Ohio, and Ireland ___________________________________...