The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1653 Parent county:  Northumberland Namesake:  Westmorland, England Seat:   Currioman Bay (1653–1680s); Montross (1680s–) Land area:  229 square miles Population (2020):  18,477 Population (historic):  6,901 (1820); 8,080 (1850); 7,682 (1870); 9,243 (1900); 8,497 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820s; 1840–1860; 1870s; 1890–1920; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  974 (8.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  40.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,275 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $559 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,455 Average farm size (1920):  41.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1773 Parent county:  Bedford Namesake:  Westmoreland, England Seat:   Hannastown (1773–1785); Greensburg (1785–) Land area:  1,028 square miles Population (2020):  354,663 Population (historic):  16,019 (1790); 42,699 (1840); 58,719 (1870); 160,175 (1900); 294,995 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1980 Subdivisions:  Seven cities; 38 boroughs; 21 CDPs; 21 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  36,433 (21.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  55.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  20.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,018 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,541 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,593 Average farm size (1920):  62.9 acres __________________________________________________________________________________...