The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1872 (declared in 1851) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Nathaniel Lyon, U.S. army general Seat:  Rock Rapids (1872–) Land area:  588 square miles Population (2020):  11,934 Population (historic):  221 (1870); 8,680 (1890); 14,624 (1910); 15,293 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1870–1920; 2010s Subdivisions:  Eight cities; 18 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,357 (26.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,035 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,062 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,774 Average farm size (1920):  182.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Iowa, Germany, Illinois, Wisconsin, Norway, and New York _________________________________________________________________________________ Rock Rapids...

  Founding:  1861 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Nathaniel Lyon, U.S. army general Seat:  Dayton (1861–1911); Yerington (1911–) Land area:  2,001 square miles Population (2020):  59,235 Population (historic):  1,837 (1870); 1,987 (1890); 3,568 (1910); 3,810 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1880; 1890–1920; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; five CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  347 (1.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  36.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,089 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,641 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  297 Average farm size (1920):  176 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Yerington Namesake:  Henry Yerington, Virginia and Truckee Railroa...

Founding:  1854 Parent county:  Caldwell Namesake:  Chittenden Lyon, Kentucky politician Seat:  Eddyville (1854–) Land area:  214 square miles Population (2020):  8,680 Population (historic):  5,307 (1860); 6,768 (1880); 9,319 (1900); 8,530 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1910; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  219 (4.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  12.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $388 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $254 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,531 Average farm size (1920):  46.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Eddyville Namesake:  Rapids on the nearby Cumbe...