The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1817 Parent county:  Bledsoe Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army general Seat:   Liberty (1817–1819); Jasper (1819–) Land area:  498 square miles Population (2020):  28,837 Population (historic):  3,888 (1820); 6,314 (1850); 6,841 (1870); 17,281 (1900); 17,549 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1850; 1860–1910; 1920–1960; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; five towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  722 (5.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  23.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $596 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $286 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,037 Average farm size (1920):  49 acres ________________________________________________________________________________...

  Founding:  1822 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army general Seat:  Indianapolis (1822–) Land area:  396 square miles Population (2020):  977,203 Population (historic):  7,192 (1830); 24,103 (1850); 71,939 (1870); 197,227 (1900); 422,666 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1970; 1980–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities; 12 towns; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  69,340 (16.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  44.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  13.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,435 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,759 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,855 Average farm size (1920):  58.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Germany, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ireland, Virginia, and N...

Founding:  1845 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army officer Seat:  Knoxville (1845–) Land area:  555 square miles Population (2020):  33,414 Population (historic):  5,482 (1850); 24,436 (1870); 23,058 (1890); 22,995 (1910); 25,727 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1910–1940; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Nine cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,249 (22.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  47.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,757 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,581 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,402 Average farm size (1920):  114.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Holland, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illin...

Founding:  1823 Parent counties:  Fayette and Jefferson Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army officer Seat:  Salem (1823–) Land area:  572 square miles Population (2020):  37,729 Population (historic):  2,125 (1830); 6,720 (1850); 20,622 (1870); 30,446 (1900); 35,635 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1920; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Four cities; ten villages; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,681 (20.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $820 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $468 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,097 Average farm size (1920):  90.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Germa...

Founding:  1826 (declared in 1822) Parent county:  Ralls Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army officer Seat:  Palmyra (1827–); Hannibal (1901–) Land area:  437 square miles Population (2020):  28,525 Population (historic):  4,837 (1830); 12,230 (1850); 23,780 (1870); 26,331 (1900); 33,493 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1910; 1920s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,461 (26.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  42.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,622 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,296 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,623 Average farm size (1920):  117.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Illinois, Ger...

Founding:  1842 Parent counties:  Harrison and Monongalia Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army officer Seat:  Fairmont (1842–) Land area:  309 square miles Population (2020):  56,205 Population (historic):  10,552 (1850); 12,107 (1870); 20,721 (1890); 42,794 (1910); 66,655 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1860; 1870–1950; 1970s Subdivisions:  Three cities; eight towns; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,756 (29.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  47% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  15.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,295 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $585 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,233 Average farm size (1920):  52.7 acres _______________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1834 Parent county:  Washington Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army officer Seat:  Lebanon (1834–) Land area:  343 square miles Population (2020):  19,581 Population (historic):  11,032 (1840); 12,593 (1860); 14,693 (1880); 16,290 (1900); 15,499 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Five cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  816 (9.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  17.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $713 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $580 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,970 Average farm size (1920):  62.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Lebanon Namesake:  The...

Founding:  1824 (declared in 1820) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army officer Seat:  Marion (1824–) Land area:  404 square miles Population (2020):  65,359 Population (historic):  6,551 (1830); 15,490 (1860); 20,565 (1880); 28,678 (1900); 45,420 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1820–1840; 1850s; 1870–1920; 1940–1960 Subdivisions:  One city; seven villages; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  8,976 (32.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  65.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,936 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,591 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,997 Average farm size (1920):  108.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvania, Ger...