The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1871 (declared in 1858) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Michel Menard, Texas politician Seat:  Menard (1871–) Land area:  902 square miles Population (2020):  1,962 Population (historic):  667 (1870); 1,215 (1890); 2,707 (1910); 4,447 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1880; 1890–1940; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  338 (22.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  35.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,632 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,128 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  308 Average farm size (1920):  66.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Menard   Namesake:  Michel Menard, Texas politician Founding:  1858 (platting as Menardvil...

Founding:  1839 Parent county:  Sangamon Namesake:  Pierre Menard, Illinois politician Seat:  Petersburg (1839–) Land area:  314 square miles Population (2020):  12,297 Population (historic):  4,431 (1840); 9,584 (1860); 13,024 (1880); 14,336 (1900); 10,575 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; three villages; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,392 (24.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  45.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,339 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,095 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,033 Average farm size (1920):  160.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Germany, Ohio, and Virginia _____________...