The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1809 Parent county:  Kennebec Namesake:  Somerset, England Seat:  Skowhegan (1809–) Land area:  3,924 square miles Population (2020):  50,477 Population (historic):  12,910 (1810); 33,912 (1840); 34,611 (1870); 33,849 (1900); 39,111 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1830; 1970–1990 Subdivisions:  Eight CDPs; six plantations; four territories; 27 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,773 (25.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  66.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  34.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,172 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $899 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,646 Average farm size (1920):  49.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Skowhegan   Namesake: ...

Founding:  1666 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Somerset, England Seat:   Ilchester (1675–1683); Unity (1683–1694); Dividing Creek (1694–1747); Princess Anne (1747–) Land area:  320 square miles Population (2020):  24,620 Population (historic):  15,310 (1790); 19,508 (1840); 18,190 (1870); 25,923 (1900); 23,382 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1800; 1810s; 1840–1860; 1870–1890; 1980s Subdivisions:  One city; one town; nine CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,158 (18.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  35.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,418 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $786 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,820 Average farm size (1920):  38.9 acres _________________________________...

Founding:  1688 Parent county:  Middlesex Namesake:  Somerset, England Seat:  Millstone (1688–1784); Somerville (1784–) Land area:  302 square miles Population (2020):  345,361 Population (historic):  12,296 (1790); 17,455 (1840); 23,510 (1870); 32,948 (1900); 65,132 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1830; 1840–2020 Subdivisions:  12 boroughs; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  12,606 (10%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  71.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  40.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $4,857 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $4,038 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,454 Average farm size (1920):  77.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Somerville Namesake:  The Somerville ...

Founding:  1795 Parent county:  Bedford Namesake:  Somerset, England Seat:  Somerset (1795–) Land area:  1,081 square miles Population (2020):  74,129 Population (historic):  10,188 (1800); 17,762 (1830); 26,778 (1860); 37,317 (1890); 80,764 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1920; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  23 boroughs; five CDPs; 25 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  11,251 (29.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  59.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  21.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,774 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,552 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,630 Average farm size (1920):  64.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Somerset Name...