The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1833 Parent county:  Yazoo Namesake:  David Holmes, Mississippi politician Seat:  Lexington (1833–) Land area:  757 square miles Population (2020):  17,000 Population (historic):  9,452 (1840); 19,370 (1870); 36,828 (1900); 38,534 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1920–1940 Subdivisions:  Two cities; five towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  493 (6.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  8.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  41.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  28.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $304 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $112 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  6,240 Average farm size (1920):  34 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Lexington   Namesake:  Lexington, Massachusetts F...

Founding:  1825 (declared in 1824) Parent counties:  Coshocton, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Namesake:  Andrew Holmes, U.S. army officer Seat:  Millersburg (1825–) Land area:  423 square miles Population (2020):  44,223 Population (historic):  9,135 (1830); 20,452 (1850); 18,177 (1870); 19,511 (1900); 16,726 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1860; 1870–1890; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  Seven villages; four CDPs; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,117 (22.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  69.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,447 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,522 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,546 Average farm size (1920):  76.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvan...