The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1842 Parent counties:  Carroll and Johnson Namesake:  Thomas Newton, Arkansas senator Seat:  Jasper (1843–) Land area:  821 square miles Population (2020):  7,225 Population (historic):  1,758 (1850); 4,374 (1870); 9,950 (1890); 10,612 (1910); 10,564 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  575 (12.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  16.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $256 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $160 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,028 Average farm size (1920):  30.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Tennessee and Missouri _________________________________________________________________________________   J...

Founding:  1838 Parent county:  Barry Namesake:  John Newton, South Carolina soldier Seat:  Neosho (1839–) Land area:  625 square miles Population (2020):  58,648 Population (historic):  8,790 (1840); 9,319 (1860); 18,947 (1880); 27,001 (1900); 26,959 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1920–1940; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities; 15 villages; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,790 (11.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $801 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $548 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,906 Average farm size (1920):  75 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio __________________________________...

  Founding:  1859 Parent county:  Jasper Namesake:  John Newton, South Carolina soldier Seat:  Kentland (1860–) Land area:  403 square miles Population (2020):  13,830 Population (historic):  2,360 (1860); 8,167 (1880); 10,448 (1900); 9,841 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1910; 1930–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  Five towns; two CDPs; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,671 (27.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  50.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,785 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,034 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,011 Average farm size (1920):  181.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Illinois and Ohio ____________________________________________________________...