The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1812 Parent county:  Randolph Namesake:  Albert Gallatin, Pennsylvania politician Seat:  Shawneetown (1812–1937); New Shawneetown (1937–) Land area:  323 square miles Population (2020):  4,946 Population (historic):  3,155 (1820); 5,448 (1850); 11,134 (1870); 15,836 (1900); 10,091 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1840; 1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s Subdivisions:  One city; six villages; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  479 (17.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  19.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $927 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $681 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,387 Average farm size (1920):  98 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennes...

Founding:  1798 Parent counties:  Franklin and Shelby Namesake:  Albert Gallatin, Pennsylvania politician Seat:  Carrollton (1798–1837); Warsaw (1837–) Land area:  101 square miles Population (2020):  8,690 Population (historic):  1,291 (1800); 4,003 (1840); 5,074 (1870); 5,163 (1900); 4,437 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1820; 1840s; 1890s; 1970–2000 Subdivisions:  Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  344 (8.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  32.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  15.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $755 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $492 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  802 Average farm size (1920):  70.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...