The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1845 (declared in 1843) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Philip Schuyler, New York politician Seat:  Lancaster (1845–) Land area:  307 square miles Population (2020):  4,032 Population (historic):  3,287 (1850); 8,880 (1870); 11,249 (1890); 9,062 (1910); 6,951 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1890; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions:  Four cities; one village; seven townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  639 (30.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,205 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,021 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,322 Average farm size (1920):  124 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and...

Founding:  1825 Parent counties:  Fulton, Pike, and unorganized territory Namesake:  Philip Schuyler, New York politician Seat:  Rushville (1826–) Land area:  437 square miles Population (2020):  6,902 Population (historic):  6,972 (1840); 14,684 (1860); 16,249 (1880); 16,129 (1900); 11,676 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1870; 1890s; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions:  One city; three villages; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,170 (33.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  33.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,779 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,265 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,778 Average farm size (1920):  99.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentuck...

Founding:  1854 Parent counties:  Chemung, Steuben, and Tompkins Namesake:  Philip Schuyler, Continental Army general Seat:  Watkins Glen (1854–) Land area:  328 square miles Population (2020):  17,898 Population (historic):  18,840 (1860); 18,842 (1880); 15,811 (1900); 12,909 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860; 1930–2000 Subdivisions:  Four villages; eight towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,522 (36.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  80.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  25.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,709 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,570 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,639 Average farm size (1920):  81.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Watk...