The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1796 Parent county:  Wilkes Namesake:  Benjamin Lincoln, Continental Army general Seat:  Lincolnton (1798–) Land area:  210 square miles Population (2020):  7,690 Population (historic):  4,766 (1800); 5,895 (1840); 5,413 (1870); 7,156 (1900); 7,847 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800; 1810s; 1840s; 1870s; 1890–1920; 1970–2000 Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  251 (5.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  22.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  19.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  28.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $408 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $132 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,668 Average farm size (1920):  33.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Lincolnton   Namesake:  Benja...

  Founding:  1870 (declared in 1867) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president Seat:   Abram (1870–1872); Lincoln (1872–) Land area:  719 square miles Population (2020):  2,939 Population (historic):  516 (1870); 9,709 (1890); 10,142 (1910); 9,707 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1870–1890 Subdivisions:  Four cities; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,029 (55.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  41.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,215 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,107 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,466 Average farm size (1920):  188.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Germany, and Denmark _______________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1866 Parent county:  Nye Namesake:  Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president Seat:   Crystal Springs (1866); Hiko (1867–1871); Pioche (1871–) Land area:  10,633 square miles Population (2020):  4,499 Population (historic):  2,985 (1870); 2,466 (1890); 3,489 (1910); 3,601 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870; 1890–1910; 1920–1940; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; 10 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  257 (9.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  38.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $946 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $473 Number of farms (1920):  145 Average farm size (1920):  63.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Pioche Namesake:  François Pioche, land speculator Founding:  1869 (founding); 1870 (post ...

Founding:  1819 Parent county:  St. Charles Namesake:  Benjamin Lincoln, Continental Army officer Seat:  Monroe (1818–1823); Alexandria (1823–1829); Troy (1829–) Land area:  627 square miles Population (2020):  59,574 Population (historic):  1,662 (1820); 9,421 (1850); 15,960 (1870); 18,352 (1900); 13,929 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1890; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; six villages; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,113 (5.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  36.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,240 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $834 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,540 Average farm size (1920):  100.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Virginia, K...

Founding:  1867 Parent counties:  Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, and Putnam Namesake:  Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president Seat:  Hamlin (1867–) Land area:  437 square miles Population (2020):  20,463 Population (historic):  5,053 (1870); 11,246 (1890); 20,491 (1910); 19,156 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Two towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,161 (11.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  21% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $486 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $224 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,412 Average farm size (1920):  37.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hamlin Namesake:  Leonidas Hamline, Methodist bishop Founding...

Founding:  1780 Parent county:  Kentucky County, Virginia Namesake:  Benjamin Lincoln, Continental Army general Seat:  Harrodsburg (1780–1785); Stanford (1785–) Land area:  334 square miles Population (2020):  24,275 Population (historic):  6,548 (1790); 11,002 (1830); 10,947 (1870); 17,059 (1900); 17,687 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1830; 1850–1910; 1920–1940; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,043 (9.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  26.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  13.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  27% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $798 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $446 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,323 Average farm size (1920):  54.1 acres ________________________________________________________...