The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1874 Parent county:  Kiowa Namesake:  W.C. Edwards, local resident Seat:  Kinsley (1874–) Land area:  622 square miles Population (2020):  2,907 Population (historic):  2,409 (1880); 3,682 (1900); 7,295 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1930 Subdivisions:  Four cities; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  658 (40.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  41.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,202 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,259 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  805 Average farm size (1920):  384.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Iowa _________________________________________________________________________________   Kinsley   Namesake:  Edward Kinsley, Massachusetts businessman ...

Founding:  1883 (declared in 1858) Parent county:  Bexar Namesake:  Haden Edwards, Texas settler Seat:   Bullhead (1883–1884); Leakey (1884–1891); Rock Springs (1891–) Land area:  2,118 square miles Population (2020):  1,422 Population (historic):  266 (1880); 3,108 (1900); 2,764 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1910; 1920–1940; 1980s Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  221 (12.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  25.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,074 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,325 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  241 Average farm size (1920):  36.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Texas and Mexico _________________________________________________________________________________   Rock Springs   Namesake:  Spr...

Founding:  1814 Parent counties:  Gallatin and Madison Namesake:  Ninian Edwards, Illinois governor Seat:   Palmyra (1814–1821); Albion (1821–) Land area:  222 square miles Population (2020):  6,245 Population (historic):  3,444 (1820); 3,524 (1850); 7,565 (1870); 10,345 (1900); 8,303 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1930–1950; 1970s Subdivisions:  Two cities; three villages; eight precincts Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  778 (24.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,004 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $759 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,186 Average farm size (1920):  106.4 acres Sources of settlement:  England, Indiana, Kentucky, Germa...