The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1830 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  The St. Joseph River Seat:  South Bend (1830–) Land area:  458 square miles Population (2020):  272,912 Population (historic):  6,425 (1840); 18,455 (1860); 33,178 (1880); 58,881 (1900); 160,033 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1970; 1980–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; seven towns; two CDPs; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  20,948 (18%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  52.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  17.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,818 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,558 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,678 Average farm size (1920):  80.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and Irela...

Founding:  1829 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  The St. Joseph River Seat:  Centreville (1831–) Land area:  501 square miles Population (2020):  60,939 Population (historic):  1,313 (1830); 21,262 (1860); 23,889 (1900); 30,618 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1880; 1890–2000 Subdivisions:  Two cities; six villages; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,897 (21.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  61.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  19% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,593 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,440 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,436 Average farm size (1920):  96.3 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Germany ___________________________________________...