The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1841 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William Jasper, South Carolina soldier Seat:  Carthage (1842–) Land area:  638 square miles Population (2020):  122,761 Population (historic):  4,223 (1850); 14,928 (1870); 50,500 (1890); 89,673 (1910); 73,810 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1910; 1930–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  16 cities; six villages; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  8,327 (16.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  41.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,155 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $758 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,786 Average farm size (1920):  93.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee __________________...

  Founding:  1846 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William Jasper, South Carolina soldier Seat:  Newton (1846–) Land area:  730 square miles Population (2020):  37,813 Population (historic):  1,280 (1850); 22,116 (1870); 24,943 (1890); 27,034 (1910); 32,936 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1880; 1890–1930; 1940–1980; 1990s; 2010s Subdivisions:  14 cities; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,230 (26%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,218 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,281 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,946 Average farm size (1920):  131 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Germany, and Kent...

Founding:  1834 (declared in 1831) Parent counties:  Clay and Crawford Namesake:  William Jasper, South Carolina soldier Seat:  Newton (1835–) Land area:  495 square miles Population (2020):  9,287 Population (historic):  1,472 (1840); 8,364 (1860); 14,515 (1880); 20,160 (1900); 12,809 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1930s; 1970s Subdivisions:  One city; six villages; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  919 (21.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  27.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $800 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $650 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,762 Average farm size (1920):  97.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Germany _______...

Founding:  1838 (declared in 1835) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William Jasper, South Carolina soldier Seat:  Rensselaer (1839–) Land area:  560 square miles Population (2020):  32,918 Population (historic):  1,267 (1840); 4,291 (1860); 9,464 (1880); 14,292 (1900); 13,388 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1910s; 1930–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; three towns; two CDPs; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,669 (12.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,270 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,385 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,736 Average farm size (1920):  143.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Illinois, an...