The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

  Founding:  1891 Parent counties:  Buford and Flannery Namesake:  Erastus Williams, North Dakota politician Seat:  Williston (1891–) Land area:  2,077 square miles Population (2020):  40,950 Population (historic):  1,530 (1900); 14,234 (1910); 17,980 (1920); 19,553 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1890–1930; 1950s; 1970s; 2000–2020 Subdivisions:  Eight cities; 54 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,626 (8.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  37.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,073 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,007 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,437 Average farm size (1920):  208.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Norway, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Russia, and Germany ___________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1824 (declared in 1820) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  David Williams, New York militiaman Seats:  Defiance (1824–1840); Bryan (1840–) Land area:  421 square miles Population (2020):  37,102 Population (historic):  387 (1830); 16,633 (1860); 23,821 (1880); 24,953 (1900); 24,316 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1830–1910; 1930–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; eight villages; five CDPs; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,076 (30.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  63.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,566 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,514 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,810 Average farm size (1920):  73.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvani...