The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1843 Parent parishes:  Concordia and Madison Namesake:  The Tensas River Seat:  St. Joseph (1843–) Land area:  603 square miles Population (2020):  4,147 Population (historic):  9,040 (1850); 12,419 (1870); 16,647 (1890); 17,060 (1910); 15,096 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1920–1940 Subdivisions:  Two towns; one village Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  148 (4.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  6.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  58.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  41.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $338 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $149 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,089 Average farm size (1920):  39.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   St. Joseph   Namesake:  Uncertain—per...

Founding:  1807 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  St. James Catholic Church Seat:  St. James (1807–1869); Convent (1869–) Land area:  242 square miles Population (2020):  20,192 Population (historic):  5,660 (1820); 11,098 (1850); 10,152 (1870); 20,197 (1900); 15,338 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1850; 1870s; 1890–1910; 1950s Subdivisions:  Two towns; 12 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  534 (6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  12.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  20.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  44.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  23.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,111 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,172 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  289 Average farm size (1920):  137.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Convent   Names...