The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1750 Parent county:  Providence Namesake:  Kent, England Seat:  East Greenwich (1750–) Land area:  169 square miles Population (2020):  170,363 Population (historic):  8,851 (1790); 13,083 (1840); 18,595 (1870); 29,976 (1900); 51,390 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790; 1800–2000; 2010s Subdivisions:  One city; four towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  15,815 (21.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  71.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  43.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,063 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,291 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  431 Average farm size (1920):  34.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   East Greenwich   Namesake:  Greenwich, Engla...

Founding:  1642 Parent county:  St. Mary's Namesake:  Kent, England Seat:   New Yarmouth  (1642–1697); Chestertown (1697–) Land area:  277 square miles Population (2020):  19,198 Population (historic):  12,836 (1790); 10,842 (1840); 17,102 (1870); 18,786 (1900); 14,242 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790; 1830–1880; 1890s; 1940–2010 Subdivisions:  Five towns; seven CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,505 (23.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  54% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  20.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,972 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,692 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,032 Average farm size (1920):  128.6 acres ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chester...

Founding:  1836 (declared in 1831) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  James Kent, New York jurist Seat:  Grand Rapids (1836–) Land area:  847 square miles Population (2020):  657,974 Population (historic):  2,587 (1840); 30,716 (1860); 73,253 (1880); 129,714 (1900); 240,511 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–2020 Subdivisions:  Nine cities; five villages; five CDPs; 21 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  45,261 (17.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  57.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,804 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,780 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,605 Average farm size (1920):  62.9 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Holland, Canada, German...

Founding:  1892 (declared in 1876) Parent county:  Bexar Namesake:  Andrew Kent, Virginia soldier killed during the Battle of the Alamo Seat:  Clairemont (1892–1954); Jayton (1954–) Land area:  903 square miles Population (2020):  753 Population (historic):  324 (1890); 2,655 (1910); 3,851 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880–1930 Subdivisions:  One city; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  118 (21.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  34.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $719 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $392 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  412 Average farm size (1920):  118.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Jayton Namesake:  Daniel Jay, first postmaster Founding:  1886 (post office); 1907 (platting); 1910 (i...