The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1856 Parent county:  Madison Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:   New Troy (1857–1893); Mayo (1893–) Land area:  543 square miles Population (2020):  8,226 Population (historic):  2,068 (1860); 2,441 (1880); 4,987 (1900); 4,361 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860; 1870–1910; 1930s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  One town; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  236 (7.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  17.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  0.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  33.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  41.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $480 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $217 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  739 Average farm size (1920):  67.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Mayo Namesake:  James Mayo, Confeder...

  Founding:  1825 Parent county:  Lillard Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  Lexington (1825–) Land area:  628 square miles Population (2020):  32,984 Population (historic):  2,912 (1830); 13,690 (1850); 22,623 (1870); 31,679 (1900); 29,259 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1900; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  14 cities; two villages; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,390 (16.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  38% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,147 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,449 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,807 Average farm size (1920):  115.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Virginia, Kentucky, Germany, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee _...

Founding:  1847 Parent county:  Iowa Namesake:  The Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army general Seat:  Shullsburg (1846–1857); Darlington (1857–) Land area:  634 square miles Population (2020):  16,611 Population (historic):  11,531 (1850); 22,659 (1870); 20,265 (1890); 20,075 (1910) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1870; 1890s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; six villages; two CDPs; 18 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,515 (34.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  59.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,048 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,756 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,360 Average farm size (1920):  115.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Ireland, England, Norway, Germa...