The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1793 Parent county:  Wythe Namesake:  William Grayson, Virginia politician Seat:   Grayson (1794–1850); Independence (1850–) Land area:  442 square miles Population (2020):  15,333 Population (historic):  3,912 (1800); 9,087 (1840); 9,587 (1870); 16,853 (1900); 20,017 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1840; 1850–1910; 1920–1940; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,601 (17.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  26.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $804 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $432 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,625 Average farm size (1920):  62.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Independence Namesake: ...

Founding:  1810 Parent counties:  Hardin and Ohio Namesake:  William Grayson, Virginia politician Seat:  Leitchfield (1810–) Land area:  497 square miles Population (2020):  26,420 Population (historic):  4,055 (1820); 6,837 (1850); 11,580 (1870); 19,878 (1900); 17,055 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820; 1830–1910; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  827 (6.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  21.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $316 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $215 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,362 Average farm size (1920):  59.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Leitchfield Namesake: ...