The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1786 Parent county:  Washington Namesake:  William Russell, Continental Army officer Seat:   Dickensonville (1786–1818); Lebanon (1818–) Land area:  474 square miles Population (2020):  25,781 Population (historic):  3,338 (1790); 7,878 (1840); 11,103 (1870); 18,031 (1900); 25,957 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1850; 1860–1920; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Four towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,432 (10.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  29.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  28.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  32% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $994 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $405 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,557 Average farm size (1920):  76.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1825 Parent counties:  Adair, Cumberland, and Wayne Namesake:  William Russell, Virginia politician Seat:  Jamestown (1826–) Land area:  254 square miles Population (2020):  17,991 Population (historic):  3,879 (1830); 6,024 (1860); 7,591 (1880); 9,695 (1900); 11,930 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1860; 1870–1950; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  243 (2.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  13.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  26.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $274 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $179 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,152 Average farm size (1920):  36.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Jamestown Namesa...