The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1845 (declared in 1843) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Johann de Kalb, Continental Army general Seat:  Maysville (1845–) Land area:  421 square miles Population (2020):  11,029 Population (historic):  2,075 (1850); 9,858 (1870); 14,539 (1890); 12,531 (1910); 10,270 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1890; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Four cities; two villages; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  794 (18.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  31.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,546 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,220 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,023 Average farm size (1920):  118.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, India...

Founding:  1838 Parent counties:  Cannon, Warren, and White Namesake:  Johann de Kalb, Continental Army general Seat:  Smithville (1838–) Land area:  304 square miles Population (2020):  20,080 Population (historic):  5,868 (1840); 10,573 (1860); 14,813 (1880); 16,460 (1900); 14,213 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  710 (7.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  17% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  30.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $448 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $235 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,792 Average farm size (1920):  40.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Smithv...

Founding:  1837 Parent county:  Kane Namesake:  Johann de Kalb, Continental Army general Seat:  Sycamore (1837–) Land area:  631 square miles Population (2020):  100,420 Population (historic):  1,697 (1840); 19,086 (1860); 26,768 (1880); 31,756 (1900); 32,644 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1920–2010 Subdivisions:  Four cities; one town; seven villages; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,784 (18.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  74% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,642 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,966 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,400 Average farm size (1920):  147.4 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Pennsylvania, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Englan...

Founding:  1837 (declared in 1835) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Johann de Kalb, Continental Army general Seat:  Auburn (1837–) Land area:  363 square miles Population (2020):  43,265 Population (historic):  1,968 (1840); 13,880 (1860); 20,225 (1880); 25,711 (1900); 24,911 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1910s; 1940–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; six towns; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,499 (30.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  73.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,601 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,485 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,461 Average farm size (1920):  73.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Germany, and New Yor...