The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1839 Parent counties:  Montgomery and Wythe Namesake:  Casimir Pulaski, Continental Army general Seat:  Newbern (1839–1894); Pulaski (1894–) Land area:  320 square miles Population (2020):  33,800 Population (historic):  3,739 (1840); 5,416 (1860); 8,755 (1880); 14,609 (1900); 20,566 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  Two towns; eight CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,296 (13.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  40.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  17.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,663 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $888 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  864 Average farm size (1920):  112.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...

  Founding:  1833 Parent counties:  Crawford and Morgan Namesake:  Casimir Pulaski, Continental Army general Seat:  Waynesville (1833–) Land area:  547 square miles Population (2020):  53,955 Population (historic):  6,529 (1840); 3,835 (1860); 7,250 (1880); 10,394 (1900); 10,755 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840; 1860–1910; 1920–1940; 1950–1970; 2000–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities; one CDP; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  750 (3.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  32.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $698 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $491 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,454 Average farm size (1920):  64.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and India...

Founding:  1843 Parent counties:  Alexander and Johnson Namesake:  Casimir Pulaski, Continental Army general Seat:   Caledonia (1843–1861); Mound City (1861–) Land area:  199 square miles Population (2020):  5,193 Population (historic):  2,265 (1850); 8,752 (1870); 11,355 (1890); 15,650 (1910); 14,834 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1910; 1920–1940; 1970s Subdivisions:  Two cities; five villages Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  883 (27.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  18.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $824 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $526 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,015 Average farm size (1920):  77.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Tennessee and Kentucky __________...

Founding:  1799 Parent counties:  Green and Lincoln Namesake:  Casimir Pulaski, Continental Army general Seat:  Somerset (1801–) Land area:  658 square miles Population (2020):  65,034 Population (historic):  3,161 (1800); 9,500 (1830); 17,670 (1870); 31,293 (1900); 35,640 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1910; 1920–1940; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,781 (5.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  27.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $303 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $169 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,015 Average farm size (1920):  40 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Somerset Names...

Founding:  1839 (declared in 1835) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Casimir Pulaski, Continental Army general Seat:  Winamac (1839–) Land area:  435 square miles Population (2020):  12,514 Population (historic):  561 (1840); 5,711 (1860); 9,851 (1880); 14,033 (1900); 11,195 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1900; 1930–1960; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Four towns; one CDP; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,670 (27.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  54.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,243 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,117 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,763 Average farm size (1920):  115 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Germany, and Pennsylvan...