The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

  Founding:  1850 (declared in 1846) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Stephen Decatur, U.S. naval commander Seat:   Decatur (1850–1853); Leon (1853–) Land area:  532 square miles Population (2020):  7,645 Population (historic):  965 (1850); 12,018 (1870); 15,643 (1890); 16,347 (1910); 14,903 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1910s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Ten cities; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,326 (34.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,458 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,192 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,029 Average farm size (1920):  130.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania...

  Founding:  1846 Parent counties:  Henderson and Perry Namesake:  Stephen Decatur, U.S. naval commander Seat:  Decaturville (1847–) Land area:  334 square miles Population (2020):  11,435 Population (historic):  6,003 (1850); 7,772 (1870); 8,995 (1890); 10,093 (1910); 10,106 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  326 (4.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  16.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  55.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  44.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $396 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $133 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,813 Average farm size (1920):  35.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Decaturville Name...

Founding:  1879 (declared in 1873) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Stephen Decatur, U.S. naval officer Seat:  Oberlin (1879–) Land area:  894 square miles Population (2020):  2,764 Population (historic):  4,180 (1880); 9,234 (1900); 8,866 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1890 Subdivisions:  Five cities; 25 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  646 (35.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  35% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,099 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $963 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,320 Average farm size (1920):  310.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio, Germany, and Sweden ______________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1822 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Stephen Decatur, U.S. naval officer Seat:  Greensburg (1822–) Land area:  373 square miles Population (2020):  26,472 Population (historic):  5,887 (1830); 17,294 (1860); 19,779 (1880); 19,518 (1900); 17,308 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1880; 1890s; 1930–1980; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; four towns; two CDPs; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,766 (24.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,359 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,397 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,910 Average farm size (1920):  98.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, V...