The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1848 (declared in 1840) Parent counties:  Brown, Calumet, and Fond du Lac Namesake:  The Winnebago people Seat:  Oshkosh (1848–) Land area:  434 square miles Population (2020):  171,730 Population (historic):  10,167 (1850); 37,279 (1870); 50,097 (1890); 62,116 (1910); 76,622 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1840–2020 Subdivisions:  Four cities; two villages; four CDPs; 15 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  14,976 (19.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  64.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  11.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,244 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,744 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,711 Average farm size (1920):  68.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, New York, Ireland, Norway, and Denmark ___...

Founding:  1857 (declared in 1851) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  The Winnebago people Seat:  Forest City (1858–) Land area:  400 square miles Population (2020):  10,679 Population (historic):  1,562 (1870); 7,325 (1890); 11,914 (1910); 13,143 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1860–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1970s Subdivisions:  Seven cities; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,456 (28%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  47.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,136 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,488 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,543 Average farm size (1920):  137.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Norway, Iowa, and Wisconsin _________________________________________________________________________________ Forest City Namesake:  Woodland ne...

Founding:  1836 Parent counties:  Jo Daviess and unorganized territory Namesake:  The Winnebago people Seat:  Rockford (1836–) Land area:  513 square miles Population (2020):  285,350 Population (historic):  4,609 (1840); 24,491 (1860); 30,505 (1880); 47,845 (1900); 117,373 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; eight villages; one CDP; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  20,060 (16%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  54.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,846 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $3,058 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,185 Average farm size (1920):  113.5 acres Sources of settlement:  New York, Sweden, Ireland, England, Pennsylvania...