The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1803 (declared in 1802) Parent county:  Ontario Namesake:  The Genesee River Seat:  Batavia (1803–) Land area:  493 square miles Population (2020):  58,388 Population (historic):  12,588 (1810); 28,488 (1850); 31,606 (1870); 34,561 (1900); 44,468 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1860; 1870–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; seven villages; one CDP; 13 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  10,054 (39%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  82.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  31.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,513 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,688 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,885 Average farm size (1920):  76 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Batavia   Namesake: ...

Founding:  1836 (declared in 1835) Parent counties:  Lapeer, Saginaw, and Shiawassee Namesake:  Genesee County, New York Seat:  Flint (1836–) Land area:  637 square miles Population (2020):  406,211 Population (historic):  4,268 (1840); 22,498 (1860); 39,220 (1880); 41,804 (1900); 211,641 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  11 cities; five villages; three CDPs; 18 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  20,534 (10.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,855 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,768 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,639 Average farm size (1920):  80.1 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Canada, England,...