The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1799 Parent county:  Harrison Namesake:  James Wood, Virginia governor Seat:  Parkersburg (1802–) Land area:  367 square miles Population (2020):  84,296 Population (historic):  1,217 (1800); 6,429 (1830); 19,000 (1870); 34,452 (1900); 56,521 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  Three cities; one town; six CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,429 (18.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  42.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,251 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $676 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.6 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,472 Average farm size (1920):  57.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Parkersburg Namesake: ...

Founding:  1820 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Eleazer Wood, U.S. army officer Seats:  Maumee (1820–1823); Perrysburg (1823–1870); Bowling Green (1870–) Land area:  617 square miles Population (2020):  132,248 Population (historic):  1,102 (1830); 17,886 (1860); 34,022 (1880); 51,555 (1900); 50,320 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1920–2020 Subdivisions:  Five cities; 21 villages; two CDPs; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  9,814 (18.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  65.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  18.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,798 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,824 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,164 Average farm size (1920):  76.1 acres Sources of settlement: ...