The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1857 Parent county:  Webster Namesake:  William Hamilton, Iowa senator Seat:  Webster City (1857–) Land area:  577 square miles Population (2020):  15,039 Population (historic):  1,699 (1860); 11,252 (1880); 19,514 (1900); 20,978 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900; 1910 –1930; 1950s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Nine cities; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,582 (35.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,557 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,973 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,181 Average farm size (1920):  145.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Norway, Illinois, New York, Iowa, Ohio, and Pennsylvania _________________________________________________________________________________   Webster City...

Founding:  1821 Parent county:  White Namesake:  Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father Seat:  McLeansboro (1821–) Land area:  435 square miles Population (2020):  7,993 Population (historic):  2,616 (1830); 6,362 (1850); 13,014 (1870); 20,197 (1900); 12,995 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city; one town; three villages; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  854 (20.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  29% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $677 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $405 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,633 Average farm size (1920):  80.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana _________________________...

Founding:  1847 (declared in 1816) Parent county:  Montgomery Namesake:  Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father Seat:  Lake Pleasant (1847–) Land area:  1,717 square miles Population (2020):  5,107 Population (historic):  1,251 (1820); 2,188 (1850); 2,960 (1870); 4,947 (1900); 3,929 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1860; 1870–1900; 1930s; 1950–2000; 2010s Subdivisions:  One village; two CDPs; nine towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,162 (24.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  76.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,721 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,315 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  255 Average farm size (1920):  48.7 acres __________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1823 Parent counties:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father Seat:  Noblesville (1824–) Land area:  394 square miles Population (2020):  347,467 Population (historic):  1,757 (1830); 17,310 (1860); 24,801 (1880); 29,914 (1900); 23,444 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1900; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities; four towns; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,053 (4.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  60.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,569 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,394 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,868 Average farm size (1920):  73.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania _________...

Founding:  1790 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father Seat:  Cincinnati (1790–) Land area:  406 square miles Population (2020):  830,639 Population (historic):  14,692 (1800); 156,844 (1850); 313,374 (1880); 409,479 (1900); 589,356 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1970; 2010s Subdivisions:  21 cities; 17 villages; 49 CDPs; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  99,007 (26.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  50.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  19.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,751 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,061 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,741 Average farm size (1920):  37.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, Ireland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, ...