The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1860 Parent counties:  Lincoln and Waldo Namesake:  Henry Knox, Continental Amy general Seat:  Rockland (1860–) Land area:  365 square miles Population (2020):  40,607 Population (historic):  32,716 (1860); 32,863 (1880); 30,406 (1900); 27,693 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860; 1970–1990 Subdivisions:  One city; one plantation; two territories; two CDPs; 16 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  8,042 (33%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  80.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  41.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,234 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $695 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,427 Average farm size (1920):  23.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Rockland   Names...

  Founding:  1845 (declared in 1843) Parent county:  Scotland Namesake:   Henry Knox, Continental Amy general Seat:  Edina (1845–) Land area:  504 square miles Population (2020):  3,744 Population (historic):  2,894 (1850); 10,974 (1870); 13,501 (1890); 12,403 (1910); 9,658 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1890 Subdivisions:  Four cities; two villages; one CDP; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  803 (35.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  29.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,306 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,125 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,880 Average farm size (1920):  139.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, and Pennsylvania ______...

Founding:  1830 (declared in 1825) Parent county:  Fulton Namesake:   Henry Knox, Continental Amy general Seat:  Knoxville (1831–1873); Galesburg (1873–) Land area:  716 square miles Population (2020):  49,967 Population (historic):  7,060 (1840); 28,663 (1860); 38,344 (1880); 43,612 (1900); 51,336 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1830–1870; 1880–1980 Subdivisions:  Four cities; ten villages; two CDPs; 21 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  8,567 (35.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  58.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,153 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,986 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,711 Average farm size (1920):  121.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Sweden, Ohio, New Y...

Founding:  1800 Parent county:  Lincoln Namesake:   Henry Knox, Continental Amy general Seat:  Barbourville (1800–) Land area:  386 square miles Population (2020):  30,193 Population (historic):  5,875 (1810); 5,722 (1840); 8,294 (1870); 17,372 (1900); 26,266 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1940; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,107 (7.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  17.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  31.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $344 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $118 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,877 Average farm size (1920):  34.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Barbourville Namesake: ...

  Founding:  1790 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Henry Knox, Continental Army officer Seat:  Vincennes (1790–) Land area:  516 square miles Population (2020):  36,282 Population (historic):  2,517 (1800); 10,657 (1840); 21,562 (1870); 32,746 (1900); 43,813 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1920; 1930s; 1970s Subdivisions:  Two cities; seven towns; four CDPs; 10 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,259 (30.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  46.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,189 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $897 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,458 Average farm size (1920):  106.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia ___...

Founding:  1808 Parent counties:  Fairfield and Franklin Namesake:   Henry Knox, Continental Amy general Seat:  Mount Vernon (1808–) Land area:  525 square miles Population (2020):  62,721 Population (historic):  2,149 (1810); 29,579 (1840); 26,333 (1870); 27,768 (1900); 29,338 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1840; 1870–1910; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; eight villages; two CDPs; 22 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  6,375 (25.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  68.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  18.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,438 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,283 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,108 Average farm size (1920):  83 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir...