The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1858 (declared in 1851) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Hancock, Founding Father Seat:   Concord (1859–1899); Garner (1899–) Land area:  571 square miles Population (2020):  10,795 Population (historic):  179 (1860); 3,453 (1880); 13,752 (1900); 14,802 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1860–1900; 1910 –1940; 1970s Subdivisions:  Eight cities; four CDPs; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,504 (28.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  49.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,091 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,036 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,875 Average farm size (1920):  160.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Illinois, Germany, Wisconsin, Denmark, New York, and Ohio _______________________________________________________...

Founding:  1825 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Hancock, Founding Father Seat:   Montebello (1825–1833); Carthage (1833–) Land area:  794 square miles Population (2020):  17,620 Population (historic):  483 (1830); 14,652 (1850); 35,935 (1870); 32,215 (1900); 26,420 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1870; 1890s; 1970s Subdivisions:  Six cities; one town; eight villages; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,535 (38.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  44% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  13.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,888 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,561 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,463 Average farm size (1920):  105.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Germany, Pennsylv...

Founding:  1828 (declared in 1827) Parent county:  Madison Namesake:  John Hancock, Founding Father Seat:  Greenfield (1828–) Land area:  306 square miles Population (2020):  79,840 Population (historic):  1,435 (1830); 12,802 (1860); 17,123 (1880); 19,189 (1900); 16,605 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1900; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; five towns; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,003 (10.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  62% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,616 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,327 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,038 Average farm size (1920):  81.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia _____________________...

Founding:  1829 Parent counties:  Breckinridge, Daviess, and Ohio Namesake:  John Hancock, Founding Father Seat:  Hawesville (1829–) Land area:  188 square miles Population (2020):  9,095 Population (historic):  1,515 (1830); 3,853 (1850); 6,591 (1870); 8,914 (1900); 6,147 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1890; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  308 (8.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  19.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $505 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $343 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,272 Average farm size (1920):  49.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hawesville Namesake: ...

Founding:  1846 Parent counties:  Claiborne and Hawkins Namesake:  John Hancock, Founding Father Seat:  Sneedville (1848–) Land area:  222 square miles Population (2020):  6,662 Population (historic):  5,660 (1850); 9,098 (1880); 11,147 (1900); 9,673 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  413 (11.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  16.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $327 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $223 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,820 Average farm size (1920):  43.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Sneedville Namesake:  William Sneed, Tennesse...

Founding:  1848 Parent county:  Brooke Namesake:  John Hancock, Founding Father Seat:  New Manchester (1848–1850s); New Cumberland (1850s–) Land area:  83 square miles Population (2020):  29,095 Population (historic):  4,050 (1850); 4,882 (1880); 6,693 (1900); 28,511 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1860; 1870–1890; 1900–1940; 1950s Subdivisions:  Three cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,125 (14.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  36.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  23.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,013 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,421 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  357 Average farm size (1920):  74.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ New...

Founding:  1828 (declared in 1820) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Hancock, Founding Father Seat:  Findlay (1828–) Land area:  531 square miles Population (2020):  74,920 Population (historic):  813 (1830); 16,751 (1850); 23,847 (1870); 41,993 (1900); 40,404 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1830–1890; 1910–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; 11 villages; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  8,973 (27%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  65.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,602 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,695 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,214 Average farm size (1920):  84.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvania, Germany, New York, Virginia, and Mar...