The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1819 Parent counties:  Daviess and Sullivan Namesake:  Abraham Owen, Kentucky soldier Seat:  Spencer (1820–) Land area:  385 square miles Population (2020):  21,321 Population (historic):  838 (1820); 12,106 (1850); 16,137 (1870); 15,149 (1900); 11,351 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1870; 1890s; 1930s; 1960–2000 Subdivisions:  Two towns; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,626 (16.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  40.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  6.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $852 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $541 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,968 Average farm size (1920):  73.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina _________________...

Founding:  1819 Parent counties:  Franklin, Gallatin, Pendleton, and Scott Namesake:  Abraham Owen, Kentucky politician Seat:  Hesler (1819–1822); Owenton (1822–) Land area:  351 square miles Population (2020):  11,278 Population (historic):  2,031 (1820); 10,444 (1850); 14,309 (1870); 17,553 (1900); 10,710 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1890; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  660 (11.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  26.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $778 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $580 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,733 Average farm size (1920):  61.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________...