The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1781 Parent county:  Cumberland Namesake:  William of Orange, English king Seat:  Chelsea (1781–) Land area:  687 square miles Population (2020):  29,277 Population (historic):  10,526 (1790); 27,873 (1840); 23,090 (1870); 19,313 (1900); 16,694 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1840; 1870s; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Four villages; five CDPs; 17 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,200 (28%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  85.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  42.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,252 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,001 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,687 Average farm size (1920):  46.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...

Founding:  1683 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William III of Orange, English king Seat:  Orangetown (1683–1798); Goshen (1798–) Land area:  812 square miles Population (2020):  401,310 Population (historic):  18,492 (1790); 50,739 (1840); 80,902 (1870); 103,859 (1900); 130,383 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; 19 villages; 17 CDPs; 21 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  31,864 (22.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  68% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  31.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,571 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,094 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,591 Average farm size (1920):  64.2 acres ________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1734 Parent county:  Spotsylvania Namesake:  William of Orange, English king Seat:   Raccoon Ford (1734–1749); Orange (1749–) Land area:  341 square miles Population (2020):  36,254 Population (historic):  9,921 (1790); 14,637 (1830); 10,396 (1870); 12,571 (1900); 12,070 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1830; 1840–1860; 1870s; 1900s; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  Two towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,015 (6.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  48.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  26.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,189 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $638 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,394 Average farm size (1920):  76.2 acres __________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1816 Parent counties:  Gibson, Knox, and Washington Namesake:  The House of Orange–Nassau Seat:  Paoli (1816–) Land area:  398 square miles Population (2020):  19,867 Population (historic):  5,368 (1820); 10,809 (1850); 13,497 (1870); 16,854 (1900); 17,459 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1910; 1920s; 1960–1980; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Four towns; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,613 (17.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  32.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $783 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $575 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,315 Average farm size (1920):  62.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee _____________________...