The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1918 Parent counties:  Holmes, Sunflower, Washington, and Yazoo Namesake:  Benjamin Humphreys, Mississippi governor Seat:  Belzoni (1918–) Land area:  418 square miles Population (2020):  7,785 Population (historic):  19,192 (1920); 24,729 (1930); 26,257 (1940) Periods of population growth:  pre-1920–1940 Subdivisions:  One city; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  281 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  5.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  48.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  43.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $343 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $40 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,695 Average farm size (1920):  26.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Belzoni Namesake:  Giovanni Belzoni, Italian explorer Founding:  1895 (pla...

Founding:  1809 Parent county:  Stewart Namesake:  Parry Humphreys, Tennessee politician Seat:   Reynoldsburg (1809–1835); Waverly (1835–) Land area:  531 square miles Population (2020):  18,990 Population (historic):  1,511 (1810); 5,195 (1840); 9,326 (1870); 13,398 (1900); 12,039 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1830; 1840–1910; 1930s; 1950–1980; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  387 (4.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  19.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  35.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $542 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $195 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,805 Average farm size (1920):  45.8 acres ____________________________________________________________________________...