The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1853 Parent counties:  Risley and Yell Namesake:  Daniel Webster, Massachusetts politician Seat:   Homer (1853–1856); Fort Dodge (1856–) Land area:  716 square miles Population (2020):  36,999 Population (historic):  2,504 (1860); 15,951 (1880); 31,757 (1900); 40,425 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1970 Subdivisions:  15 cities; one CDP; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,686 (33.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  54.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,351 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,639 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,566 Average farm size (1920):  146.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Sweden, Norway, Illinois, Germany, Ireland, New York, and Wisconsin ____________________...

Founding:  1855 Parent county:  Greene Namesake:  Daniel Webster, New Hampshire politician Seat:  Marshfield (1856–) Land area:  593 square miles Population (2020):  39,085 Population (historic):  7,099 (1860); 12,175 (1880); 16,640 (1900); 16,148 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1910; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Six cities; one village; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,320 (8.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  33.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $785 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $596 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,697 Average farm size (1920):  74.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kentucky ____________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1860 Parent counties:  Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph Namesake:  Daniel Webster, Massachusetts politician Seat:  Webster Springs (1860–) Land area:  553 square miles Population (2020):  8,378 Population (historic):  1,555 (1860); 3,207 (1880); 8,862 (1900); 14,216 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1940; 1970s Subdivisions:  Three towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  731 (13.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  21.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  26.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $587 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $239 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  981 Average farm size (1920):  39.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Webster Springs N...

Founding:  1860 Parent counties:  Henderson, Hopkins, and Union Namesake:  Daniel Webster, New Hampshire politician Seat:  Dixon (1860–) Land area:  332 square miles Population (2020):  13,017 Population (historic):  10,937 (1870); 17,196 (1890); 20,974 (1910); 20,532 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1910; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Six cities; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  821 (13.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  23.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $529 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $347 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,407 Average farm size (1920):  55.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Dixon Namesake:  Archiba...