The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1839 Parent counties:  Knox and Putnam Namesake:  John Stark, Continental Army officer Seat:  Toulon (1841–) Land area:  288 square miles Population (2020):  5,400 Population (historic):  1,573 (1840); 9,004 (1860); 11,207 (1880); 10,186 (1900); 9,184 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1880; 1890s Subdivisions:  Two cities; two villages; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,101 (41.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  53% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,528 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,055 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,077 Average farm size (1920):  146.2 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ireland ________________________...

Founding:  1809 (declared in 1808) Parent county:  Columbiana Namesake:  John Stark, Continental Army general Seat:  Canton (1809–) Land area:  575 square miles Population (2020):  374,853 Population (historic):  2,734 (1810); 39,878 (1850); 64,031 (1880); 94,747 (1900); 221,784 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  Six cities; 13 villages; seven CDPs; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  35,464 (21.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  59.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  31.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,999 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,727 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,628 Average farm size (1920):  57.1 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvania, Germany, France, and Sw...