The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1854 Parent county:  La Pointe Namesake:  Stephen Douglas, Illinois senator Seat:  Superior (1854–) Land area:  1,304 square miles Population (2020):  44,295 Population (historic):  812 (1860); 655 (1880); 36,335 (1900); 46,583 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1870; 1880–1920; 1930s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; five villages; two CDPs; 16 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,967 (26.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  50.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,039 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $856 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,557 Average farm size (1920):  26 acres Sources of settlement:  Wisconsin, Minnesota, Sweden, Michigan, Canada, Norway, France, and Germany ___________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1857 Parent county:  Ozark Namesake:  Stephen Douglas, Illinois politician Seat:   Vera Cruz (1857–1869); Arno (1869–1871); Ava (1871–) Land area:  814 square miles Population (2020):  11,578 Population (historic):  2,414 (1860); 7,753 (1880); 16,802 (1900); 13,959 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900; 1930s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; 23 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  641 (9.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  21.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $466 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $328 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,633 Average farm size (1920):  62.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky _______...

Founding:  1861 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Stephen Douglas, Illinois politician Seat:  Genoa (1861–1915); Minden (1915–) Land area:  710 square miles Population (2020):  49,488 Population (historic):  1,215 (1870); 1,551 (1890); 1,895 (1910); 1,840 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1880; 1900s; 1930s; 1950–2010 Subdivisions:  27 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  438 (1.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  42.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  1.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $4,284 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $4,205 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  129 Average farm size (1920):  211.4 acres ___________________________________________________________________________________ Minden Namesake:  Minden, Germany Founding:  1906 (platting)...

Founding:  1859 Parent county:  Coles Namesake:  Stephen Douglas, Illinois politician Seat:  Tuscola (1859–) Land area:  416 square miles Population (2020):  19,740 Population (historic):  7,140 (1860); 15,853 (1880); 19,097 (1900); 17,914 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1920; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Four cities; five villages; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,849 (21.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  46.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,804 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,231 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,630 Average farm size (1920):  150.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky ________________________________________...