The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1849 (declared in 1846) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Robert Lucas, Iowa territorial governor Seat:  Chariton (1850–) Land area:  431 square miles Population (2020):  8,634 Population (historic):  5,766 (1860); 14,530 (1880); 16,126 (1900); 15,114 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1850–1900; 1910s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Five cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,464 (34.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  42.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,564 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,182 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,617 Average farm size (1920):  119.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania ___________...

Founding:  1835 Parent counties:  Henry and Wood Namesake:  Robert Lucas, Ohio governor Seats:  Maumee (1835–1854); Toledo (1854–) Land area:  341 square miles Population (2020):  431,279 Population (historic):  9,382 (1840); 25,831 (1860); 67,377 (1880); 153,559 (1900); 347,709 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1930; 1940–1970 Subdivisions:  Five cities; six villages; two CDPs; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  54,680 (27%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  52% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  19.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,141 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,828 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,744 Average farm size (1920):  46.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, New York, Pennsylvania, an...