The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1836 Parent county:  Des Moines Namesake:  Disputed—perhaps Henry Dodge, Wisconsin politician Seat:  Mount Pleasant (1836–) Land area:  434 square miles Population (2020):  20,482 Population (historic):  8,707 (1850); 21,463 (1870); 18,895 (1890); 18,640 (1910); 17,660 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1870; 1890s; 1930–1950; 1970–2000; 2010s Subdivisions:  Ten cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,731 (32.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  55.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,475 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,029 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,989 Average farm size (1920):  101.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illi...

Founding:  1834 Parent counties:  Lafayette and unorganized territory Namesake:  Patrick Henry, Virginia governor Seat:  Clinton (1837–) Land area:  697 square miles Population (2020):  21,946 Population (historic):  4,726 (1840); 9,866 (1860); 23,906 (1880); 28,054 (1900); 22,931 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840; 1850–1890; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  Eight cities; two villages; one CDP; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,672 (15.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  29.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,221 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $919 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,098 Average farm size (1920):  120 acres Sources of settlement:  Illinois, Virginia, Kentucky, O...

Founding:  1821 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Patrick Henry, Virginia politician Seat:  Paris (1822–) Land area:  562 square miles Population (2020):  32,199 Population (historic):  12,249 (1830); 18,233 (1850); 20,380 (1870); 24,208 (1900); 26,432 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1880; 1890–1920; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,382 (8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  17.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  23.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $544 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $307 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,286 Average farm size (1920):  44.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ P...

Founding:  1837 (declared in 1825) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Patrick Henry, Virginia politician Seat:   Richmond (1837–1839); Morristown (1839–1844); Cambridge (1844–) Land area:  823 square miles Population (2020):  49,284 Population (historic):  1,260 (1840); 20,660 (1860); 36,597 (1880); 40,049 (1900); 43,851 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1830–1880; 1890–1920; 1940–1980 Subdivisions:  Five cities; two towns; six villages; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,125 (32.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  62.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,534 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,772 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,161 Average farm size (1920):  135.3 acres...

Founding:  1822 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Patrick Henry, Virginia politician Seat:  New Castle (1823–) Land area:  392 square miles Population (2020):  48,914 Population (historic):  6,497 (1830); 20,119 (1860); 24,016 (1880); 25,088 (1900); 35,238 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1880; 1890–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; 15 towns; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,790 (27.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  56.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,622 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,548 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,540 Average farm size (1920):  83.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania ___________...

Founding:  1799 Parent county:  Shelby Namesake:  Patrick Henry, Virginia politician Seat:  New Castle (1799–) Land area:  286 square miles Population (2020):  15,678 Population (historic):  3,258 (1800); 10,015 (1840); 11,066 (1870); 14,620 (1900); 12,564 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1830; 1840–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  942 (14%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  33.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,091 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $908 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,578 Average farm size (1920):  60.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ New Castle Namesa...

Founding: 1834 (declared in 1820) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Patrick Henry, Virginia politician Seat:  Napoleon (1834–) Land area:  416 square miles Population (2020):  27,662 Population (historic):  2,503 (1840); 14,028 (1870); 27,282 (1900); 22,524 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1830–1900; 1930s; 1950–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; eight villages; one CDP; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,161 (34.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  64.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,680 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,814 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,891 Average farm size (1920):  77 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, Pennsylvania, and New York ___________...