The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

  Founding:  1837 Parent county:  Iowa Namesake:  Nathanael Greene, Continental Army general Seat:   New Mexico (1837–1839); Monroe (1839–) Land area:  584 square miles Population (2020):  37,093 Population (historic):  8,566 (1850); 23,611 (1870); 22,732 (1890); 21,641 (1910); 21,870 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1840–1870; 1880s; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; four villages; one CDP; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,354 (27.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  74.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,495 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,374 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,330 Average farm size (1920):  116.2 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Pennsylvania, Switzerland, Germany, ...

Founding:  1793 Parent counties:  Lincoln and Nelson Namesake:  Nathanael Greene, Continental Army general Seat:  Greensburg (1793–) Land area:  286 square miles Population (2020):  11,107 Population (historic):  6,096 (1800); 13,138 (1830); 8,806 (1860); 11,463 (1890); 11,401 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1840; 1860–1880; 1890s; 1920–1940; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  729 (13.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  24.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  24.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $341 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $229 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,345 Average farm size (1920):  46.6 acres ______________________________________________________________________...