The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1824 Parent counties:  Bullitt, Nelson, and Shelby Namesake:  Spier Spencer, Indiana soldier Seat:  Taylorsville (1824–) Land area:  187 square miles Population (2020):  19,490 Population (historic):  6,812 (1830); 6,188 (1860); 7,040 (1880); 7,406 (1900); 6,606 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830; 1840s; 1870s; 1890–1920; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  454 (6.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  27.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  38.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $978 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $794 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,518 Average farm size (1920):  58.8 acres _______________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1818 Parent counties:  Perry and Warrick Namesake:  Spier Spencer, Indiana militia officer Seat:  Rockport (1818–) Land area:  397 square miles Population (2020):  19,810 Population (historic):  1,882 (1820); 8,616 (1850); 22,122 (1880); 16,713 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1880; 1890s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Seven towns; one CDP; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,447 (16%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  34.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $763 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $686 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,562 Average farm size (1920):  73.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Germany, and Ohio _______________________________________...