The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1823 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat Seat:  Lewistown (1823–) Land area:  866 square miles Population (2020):  33,609 Population (historic):  1,841 (1830); 22,508 (1850); 38,291 (1870); 46,201 (1900); 43,983 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Four cities; 16 villages; 26 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,714 (35.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  47.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,836 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,697 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,532 Average farm size (1920):  103.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia,...

Founding:  1838 Parent county:  Montgomery Namesake:  Robert Fulton, inventor of the steam engine Seat:  Johnstown (1838–) Land area:  495 square miles Population (2020):  53,324 Population (historic):  18,049 (1840); 24,162 (1860); 30,985 (1880); 42,842 (1900); 46,560 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; four villages; one CDP; ten towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  10,423 (35.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  67% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  25.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,847 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,544 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,773 Average farm size (1920):  50.1 acres ______________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1845 Parent county:  Hickman Namesake:  Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat Seat:  Hickman (1845–) Land area:  206 square miles Population (2020):  6,515 Population (historic):  4,446 (1850); 6,161 (1870); 10,005 (1890); 14,114 (1910); 14,927 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1920; 1930s Subdivisions:  Two cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  354 (10.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  18.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  23.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $735 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $387 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,205 Average farm size (1920):  69.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hickman Namesake:  Uncertain—per...

  Founding:  1836 (declared in 1835) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat Seat:  Rochester (1836–) Land area:  368 square miles Population (2020):  20,480 Population (historic):  1,993 (1840); 9,422 (1860); 14,301 (1880); 17,453 (1900); 15,038 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1930–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; three towns; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,792 (28.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  46% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,395 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,193 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,241 Average farm size (1920):  83.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio and Pennsylvania _______...

Founding:  1850 Parent county:  Bedford Namesake:  Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat Seat:  McConnellsburg (1850–) Land area:  438 square miles Population (2020):  14,556 Population (historic):  7,567 (1850); 10,149 (1880); 9,924 (1900); 9,231 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1880; 1930s; 1950–2010 Subdivisions:  Two boroughs; one CDP; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,411 (19.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  62% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  32.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,081 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $857 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,350 Average farm size (1920):  74.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ McConnellsburg ...

Founding:  1850 Parent county:  Henry, Lucas, and Williams Namesake:  Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat Seats:  Ottokee (1850–1871); Wauseon (1871–) Land area:  405 square miles Population (2020):  42,713 Population (historic):  7,781 (1850); 21,053 (1880); 22,801 (1900); 23,477 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; six villages; two CDPs; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,967 (28.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  74.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,943 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,903 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,156 Average farm size (1920):  66.7 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Pennsylvania, Michiga...