The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1823 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Jacob Tipton, Virginia soldier Seat:  Covington (1824–) Land area:  458 square miles Population (2020):  60,970 Population (historic):  5,317 (1830); 10,706 (1860); 21,033 (1880); 29,273 (1900); 27,498 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1910; 1930–1950; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; six towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,100 (4.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  15% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  26.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $416 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $159 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,271 Average farm size (1920):  31.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Covington Namesake:  Leonard Covingto...

Founding:  1844 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Tipton, Indiana senator Seat:  Tipton (1844–) Land area:  261 square miles Population (2020):  15,359 Population (historic):  3,532 (1850); 11,953 (1870); 19,116 (1900); 15,208 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1940–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city; three towns; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,457 (35.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  54.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,549 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,351 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,857 Average farm size (1920):  76.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia ___________________________________________...