The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1916 Parent county:  Morton Name origin :  Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. president Seat:  Carson (1916–) Land area:  1,659 square miles Population (2020):  2,301 Population (historic):  9,553 (1920); 10,134 (1930); 8,264 (1940) Periods of population growth:  pre-1920–1930 Subdivisions:  Four cities; two CDPs; 11 townships; two territories Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  276 (26%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  26.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,118 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,164 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,502 Average farm size (1920):  235.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Russia, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois _________________________________________________________________________________   Carson   ...

Founding:  1888 (declared in 1873) Parent counties:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. president Seat:  Ulysses (1888–) Land area:  575 square miles Population (2020):  7,352 Population (historic):  1,308 (1890); 422 (1900); 1,087 (1910); 3,092 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880s; 1900s; 1920s; 1940–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; three townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  107 (3.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  27.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $725 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $761 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  194 Average farm size (1920):  387.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Illinois _________________________________________________________________________________   Ulysses ...

Founding:  1866 Parent county:  Hardy Namesake:  Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. president Seat:   Laurelton (1866); Maysville (1866–1872); Petersburg (1872–) Land area:  477 square miles Population (2020):  10,976 Population (historic):  4,467 (1870); 6,802 (1890); 7,838 (1910); 8,441 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1920; 1930s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,133 (17.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $856 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $539 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  793 Average farm size (1920):  121.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Petersburg Namesake:  Jacob Peterson, local residen...

Founding:  1831 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Unknown Seat:  Marion (1831–) Land area:  414 square miles Population (2020):  66,674 Population (historic):  4,875 (1840); 15,797 (1860); 23,618 (1880); 54,693 (1900); 51,066 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1930–1970 Subdivisions:  Three cities; seven towns; six CDPs; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,095 (23.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  50.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,599 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,561 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,950 Average farm size (1920):  74.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia ______________________________________...

Founding:  1837 Parent county:  Iowa Namesake:  Uncertain—perhaps the Grant River Seat:  Lancaster (1837–) Land area:  1,147 square miles Population (2020):  51,938 Population (historic):  3,926 (1840); 31,189 (1860); 37,852 (1880); 38,881 (1900); 38,469 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1870; 1890–1920; 1930–1980; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities; 14 villages; three CDPs; 32 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,520 (25.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  60.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,759 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,364 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,022 Average farm size (1920):  96.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, England, New York, Ireland, Ohio...

Founding:  1820 Parent county:  Pendleton Namesake:  John Grant, early Kentucky settler Seat:  Williamstown (1820–) Land area:  258 square miles Population (2020):  24,941 Population (historic):  2,986 (1830); 8,356 (1860); 13,083 (1880); 13,239 (1900); 9,876 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1880; 1890s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  884 (8.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  39.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,072 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $871 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,075 Average farm size (1920):  57.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Williamstown Namesake:  Will...