The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1841 Parent counties:  McLean and Tazewell Namesake:  Woodford County, Kentucky Seat:   Versailles (1841–1844); Metamora (1844–1894); Eureka (1894–) Land area:  528 square miles Population (2020):  38,467 Population (historic):  4,415 (1850); 18,956 (1870); 21,429 (1890); 20,506 (1910); 18,792 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1930–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; 13 villages; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,883 (18.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  57.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,383 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,469 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,903 Average farm size (1920):  132.8 acres Sources of settlement:  G...

Founding:  1789 Parent county:  Fayette Namesake:  William Woodford, Continental Army general Seat:  Versailles (1792–) Land area:  189 square miles Population (2020):  26,871 Population (historic):  9,210 (1790); 12,273 (1830); 8,240 (1870); 13,134 (1900); 10,981 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1830; 1840s; 1870–1900; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,013 (9.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  42.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  28.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,545 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,470 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,351 Average farm size (1920):  73.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Versaille...