The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

  Founding:  1872 (declared in 1851) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Osceola, Seminole chief Seat:  Sibley (1872–) Land area:  399 square miles Population (2020):  6,192 Population (historic):  2,219 (1880); 8,725 (1900); 10,182 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1871–1920; 1930s Subdivisions:  Five cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,061 (35.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  50.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  1.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  1.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,998 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,181 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,265 Average farm size (1920):  182.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Iowa, Germany, Illinois, and Wisconsin _________________________________________________________________________________ Sibley Namesake:  Henry Sibley, Minnesota gov...

Founding:  1869 (declared in 1840) Parent counties:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Osceola, Seminole chief Seat:  Hersey (1869–1927); Reed City (1927–) Land area:  566 square miles Population (2020):  22,891 Population (historic):  2,093 (1870); 14,630 (1890); 17,889 (1910); 12,806 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1910; 1930–1950; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; four villages; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,720 (12.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  59.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,032 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,047 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,310 Average farm size (1920):  63.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Canada, New York, Ohio, Germany, and Sweden _________________________________________________________________________________ Hersey  (ex-seat) Namesake:  The Hers...