The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1874 (declared in 1867) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Alexander Rush, Kansas soldier Seat:  Rush Center (1874–1884); LaCrosse (1884–) Land area:  718 square miles Population (2020):  2,956 Population (historic):  5,490 (1880); 6,134 (1900); 9,093 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880; 1890–1910 Subdivisions:  Eight cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  629 (33.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  38.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,240 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,153 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,170 Average farm size (1920):  283.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Russia, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Austria _________________________________________________________________________________   L...

Founding:  1822 Parent counties:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Benjamin Rush, Founding Father Seat:  Rushville (1822–) Land area:  408 square miles Population (2020):  16,752 Population (historic):  9,707 (1830); 16,193 (1860); 19,238 (1880); 20,148 (1900); 19,412 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1840; 1860–1880; 1890s; 1920s; 1940–1960; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city; two towns; three CDPs; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,841 (37.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  60.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,845 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,766 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,044 Average farm size (1920):  108.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Ohio,...