The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1850 (declared in 1837) Parent county:  Dubuque Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  West Union (1850–) Land area:  731 square miles Population (2020):  19,509 Population (historic):  825 (1850); 16,973 (1870); 23,141 (1890); 27,919 (1910); 29,145 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1910s; 1950s Subdivisions:  15 cities; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,000 (41.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,096 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,888 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,157 Average farm size (1920):  106.5 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, Ireland, ...

Founding:  1821 Parent counties:  Bond, Clark, Crawford, Jefferson, and Wayne Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  Vandalia (1821–) Land area:  716 square miles Population (2020):  21,488 Population (historic):  2,704 (1830); 11,189 (1860); 23,241 (1880); 28,065 (1900); 23,487 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; five villages; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,446 (26.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $752 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $559 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,676 Average farm size (1920):  92.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohi...

Founding:  1831 Parent counties:  Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, and Nicholas Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:   New Haven (1831–1837); Fayetteville (1837–) Land area:  662 square miles Population (2020):  40,488 Population (historic):  3,924 (1840); 5,997 (1860); 11,560 (1880); 31,987 (1900); 72,050 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1950; 1970s Subdivisions:  Four cities; six towns; 18 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,664 (21.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  27% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $988 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $438 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,461 Average farm size (1920):  32.5 acres _______________________________________...

Founding:  1780 Parent county:  Kentucky County, Virginia Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  Lexington (1780–) Land area:  284 square miles Population (2020):  322,570 Population (historic):  18,410 (1790); 25,098 (1830); 26,656 (1870); 42,071 (1900); 68,543 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1830; 1840s; 1860–2020 Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  10,264 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  43.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  23.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,575 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $4,523 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,978 Average farm size (1920):  77.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Lexingto...

  Founding:  1819 Parent counties:  Franklin, Wayne, and unorganized territory Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  Connersville (1818–) Land area:  215 square miles Population (2020):  23,398 Population (historic):  5,950 (1820); 10,217 (1850); 11,394 (1880); 13,495 (1900); 19,243 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1980 Subdivisions:  One city; one town; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,685 (24.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  57.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  27.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,956 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,645 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,081 Average farm size (1920):  96.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Vi...

Founding:  1783 Parent county:  Westmoreland Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  Uniontown (1784–) Land area:  790 square miles Population (2020):  128,804 Population (historic):  13,318 (1790); 27,285 (1820); 39,112 (1850); 58,842 (1880); 110,412 (1900); 198,542 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1940; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Two cities; 16 boroughs; 25 CDPs; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  20,775 (32.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  50.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  29.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,019 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,224 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,267 Average farm size (1920):  54.9 acres __________________________________________...

Founding:  1810 Parent counties:  Highland and Ross Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  Washington Court House (1810–) Land area:  406 square miles Population (2020):  28,951 Population (historic):  1,854 (1810); 12,726 (1850); 20,364 (1880); 21,725 (1900); 20,755 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1890; 1930–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; four villages; two CDPs; 10 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,892 (22.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  51.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,988 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,649 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,787 Average farm size (1920):  131.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Virginia, Pennsy...