The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1886 (declared in 1873) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. army general Seat:  Goodland (1887–) Land area:  1,056 square miles Population (2020):  5,927 Population (historic):  5,261 (1890); 4,549 (1910); 7,400 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880s; 1900–1930; 1940s; 1960s Subdivisions:  Two cities; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  666 (21.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  46.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,044 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,119 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  597 Average farm size (1920):  317.9 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio _________________________________________________________________________________ ...

Founding:  1889 Parent county:  Wasco Namesake:  William Tecumseh Sherman, U.S. army general Seat:  Wasco (1889–1892); Moro (1892–) Land area:  824 square miles Population (2020):  1,870 Population (historic):  1,792 (1890); 3,477 (1900); 4,242 (1910); 3,826 (1920); 2,978 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890–1910; 1950s; 2010s Subdivisions:  Four cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  375 (40.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,136 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,970 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  460 Average farm size (1920):  617.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Moro   Namesake:  Unknown Founding:  1882 (platting); 1884 (post office); 1899 (inco...