The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1821 Parent county:  Hardin Namesake:  James Henderson, Tennessee soldier Seat:  Lexington (1822–) Land area:  520 square miles Population (2020):  27,842 Population (historic):  8,748 (1830); 14,491 (1860); 17,430 (1880); 18,117 (1900); 17,655 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; two towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  461 (3.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  14.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $421 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $153 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,290 Average farm size (1920):  42.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   ...

Founding:  1841 Parent county:  Warren Namesake:  Richard Henderson, North Carolina explorer Seat:  Oquawka (1841–) Land area:  379 square miles Population (2020):  6,387 Population (historic):  4,612 (1850); 12,582 (1870); 9,876 (1890); 9,724 (1910); 8,778 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1870; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city; eight villages; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,182 (30.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  41.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,153 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,986 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,204 Average farm size (1920):  143.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Sweden, Indiana, New ...

Founding:  1799 Parent county:  Christian Namesake:  Richard Henderson, land speculator Seat:  Henderson (1799–) Land area:  437 square miles Population (2020):  44,793 Population (historic):  1,468 (1800); 6,659 (1830); 18,457 (1870); 32,907 (1900); 26,295 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1900; 1930–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,416 (11.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  26.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $749 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $541 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,949 Average farm size (1920):  68.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Henderson Namesake: ...