The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1887 (declared in 1881) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Logan, Illinois politician Seat:  Russell Springs (1887–1963); Oakley (1963–) Land area:  1,073 square miles Population (2020):  2,762 Population (historic):  3,384 (1890); 4,240 (1910); 4,145 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890; 1900s; 1920s; 1940s Subdivisions:  Three cities; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  333 (23%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  35.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $857 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $859 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  501 Average farm size (1920):  760.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio _________________________________________________________________________________ ...

Founding:  1839 Parent county:  Sangamon Namesake:  John Logan, Illinois politician Seat:   Postville (1839–1848); Mount Pulaski (1848–1855); Lincoln (1855–) Land area:  618 square miles Population (2020):  27,987 Population (historic):  2,634 (1840); 18,257 (1860); 21,296 (1880); 28,680 (1900); 28,863 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1930–1960; 1990s Subdivisions:  Three cities; eight villages; three CDPs; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,575 (29.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  56.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,192 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,417 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,234 Average farm size (1920):  158.9 acres Sources of settlement:  ...

Founding:  1824 Parent counties:  Cabell, Giles, Kanawha, and Tazewell Namesake:  Logan, Iroquois orator Seat:  Logan (1826–) Land area:  454 square miles Population (2020):  32,567 Population (historic):  3,680 (1830); 4,938 (1860); 7,329 (1880); 6,955 (1900); 58,534 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1840; 1850–1890; 1900–1950; 1970s Subdivisions:  One city; four towns; 20 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,489 (14.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  18.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  32.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $384 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $181 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  768 Average farm size (1920):  28.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1792 Parent county:  Lincoln Namesake:  Benjamin Logan, Kentucky politician Seat:  Russellville (1792–) Land area:  552 square miles Population (2020):  27,432 Population (historic):  5,807 (1800); 13,012 (1830); 19,021 (1860); 25,994 (1900); 21,875 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1820; 1830–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,070 (8.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  18.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $685 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $566 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,819 Average farm size (1920):  62.1 acres ________________________________________________________________________________ Russellville Na...

Founding:  1818 Parent county:  Champaign Namesake:  Benjamin Logan, Kentucky militiaman Seat:  Bellefontaine (1820–) Land area:  458 square miles Population (2020):  46,150 Population (historic):  3,159 (1820); 19,162 (1850); 26,267 (1880); 28,981 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1930–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; 12 villages; three CDPs; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  6,154 (26.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  56.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  15.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,334 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,369 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,825 Average farm size (1920):  78.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ireland ______________________________...