The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1885 Parent counties:  Langlade and Oconto Namesake:  Forests within the county Seat:  Crandon (1885–) Land area:  1,014 square miles Population (2020):  9,179 Population (historic):  1,012 (1890); 1,396 (1900); 6,782 (1910); 9,850 (1920); 11,118 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890–1940; 1960–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city; five CDPs; 14 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,336 (14.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  46.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $908 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $993 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  535 Average farm size (1920):  31.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Wisconsin, Michigan, Germany, and Russia _________________________________________________________________________________ ...

Founding:  1857 (declared in 1848) Parent county:  Jefferson Namesake:  Forests within the county Seat:  Marienville (1857–1866); Tionesta (1866–) Land area:  427 square miles Population (2020):  6,973 Population (historic):  898 (1860); 4,385 (1880); 11,039 (1900); 5,180 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One borough; one CDP; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  846 (10.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  85.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,167 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $747 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  416 Average farm size (1920):  43.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Tionesta Namesake:  Unkn...