The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1893 Parent counties:  Hinsdale, Rio Grande, and Saguache Namesake:  The region's mineral deposits Seat:  Creede (1893–) Land area:  876 square miles Population (2020):  865 Population (historic):  1,913 (1900); 1,239 (1910); 779 (1920); 640 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1890s; 1930s; 1960s; 1990s Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  199 (15%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $760 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,802 Average farmhouse size (1940):  2.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  34 Average farm size (1920):  160.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Creede Namesake:  Nicholas Creede, Colorado prospector Founding:  1891 (post office); ...

Founding:  1911 Parent county:  Esmeralda Namesake:  Mineral deposits in the region Seat:  Hawthorne (1911–) Land area:  3,753 square miles Population (2020):  4,554 Population (historic):  1,848 (1920); 1,863 (1930); 2,342 (1940) Periods of population growth:  pre-1920–1970; 1980s Subdivisions:  Four CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  49 (1.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  17.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $445 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $414 Number of farms (1920):  92 Average farm size (1920):  98.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hawthorne Namesake:  William Hawthorne, local resident Founding:  1880 (platting); 1881 (post office) Population (2020):  3,118 Pre-1940 residences (estimated): ...

Founding:  1866 Parent county:  Hampshire Namesake:  Coal deposits within the county Seat:  Keyser (1866–) Land area:  328 square miles Population (2020):  26,938 Population (historic):  6,332 (1870); 12,085 (1890); 16,674 (1910); 20,084 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; four towns; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,013 (15.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  43% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,146 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $744 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  769 Average farm size (1920):  92 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Keyser Namesake:  William Keyser, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad president Founding: ...