The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1885 (declared in 1873) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  George Meade, U.S. army general Seat:  Meade (1885–) Land area:  978 square miles Population (2020):  4,055 Population (historic):  296 (1880); 2,542 (1900); 6,858 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880s; 1900s; 1920s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Three cities; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  603 (30.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  38.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,192 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,201 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  842 Average farm size (1920):  356.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois _________________________________________________________________________________ Meade Namesake: ...

Founding:  1824 Parent counties:  Breckinridge and Hardin Namesake:  James Meade, Kentucky infantry captain Seat:   Claysville (1824–1825); Brandenburg (1825–) Land area:  305 square miles Population (2020):  30,003 Population (historic):  4,131 (1830); 7,393 (1850); 9,485 (1870); 10,533 (1900); 8,042 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1880; 1890s; 1930–1960; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  674 (5.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  24% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  13.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $643 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $455 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,524 Average farm size (1920):  70.6 acres _______________________________________________________________________...