The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1855 (declared in 1851) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Uncertain—perhaps Silas Wright, New York governor Seat:   Eagleville (1855–1858); Goldfield (1858–1866); Clarion (1866–) Land area:  580 square miles Population (2020):  12,943 Population (historic):  2,392 (1870); 12,057 (1890); 17,951 (1910); 20,216 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1900; 1910s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Eight cities; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,554 (39.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  45.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,132 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,934 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,927 Average farm size (1920):  160.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Iowa, Illinois, Germany, New York, Wisconsin, Norway, and Ohio ___________...

  Founding:  1841 Parent county:  Pulaski Namesake:  Silas Wright, New York politician Seat:  Hartville (1841–) Land area:  682 square miles Population (2020):  18,188 Population (historic):  3,387 (1850); 5,684 (1870); 14,484 (1890); 18,315 (1910); 16,741 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1910; 1930s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  Four cities; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,154 (13.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  16% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  15.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $549 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $381 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,660 Average farm size (1920):  71.7 acres Sources of settlement:  Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana ______________________________________________...