The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1890 Parent county:  Crook Namesake:  John Weston, railroad surveyor Seat:  Newcastle (1890–) Land area:  2,398 square miles Population (2020):  6,838 Population (historic):  2,422 (1890); 4,960 (1910); 4,673 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890–1910; 1920–1960; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; one town; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  507 (14.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  26.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $567 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $603 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  721 Average farm size (1920):  95.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Newcastle   Namesake:  Newcastle, England Founding:  1889 (platting); 1889 (post office); 1889 (incorporat...

Founding:  1885 (declared in 1875) Parent counties:  Albany and Laramie Namesake:  George Crook, U.S. army officer Seat:  Sundance (1885–) Land area:  2,854 square miles Population (2020):  7,181 Population (historic):  2,338 (1890); 3,137 (1900); 5,492 (1910); 5,524 (1920); 5,333 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions:  Four towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  320 (8.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  19.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $706 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $727 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,093 Average farm size (1920):  115.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota, and Illinois ________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1869 Parent counties:  Sweetwater and unorganized territory Namesake:  The Uinta Mountains Seat:  Fort Bridger (1869–1870); Evanston (1870–) Land area:  2,081 square miles Population (2020):  20,450 Population (historic):  856 (1870); 7,414 (1890); 16,982 (1910); 6,572 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1910; 1930–1960; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; three towns; five CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  962 (10.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  48.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  20% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $947 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $822 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  408 Average farm size (1920):  138.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Utah, Austria, Idaho, Sweden, and England ________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1913 (declared in 1911) Parent counties:  Big Horn, Fremont, and Park Namesake:  Hot springs within the county Seat:  Thermopolis (1913–) Land area:  2,004 square miles Population (2020):  4,621 Population (historic):  5,164 (1920); 5,476 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1920–1930; 1940–1960; 1970s Subdivisions:  Three towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  391 (15.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  28.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,060 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,259 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  197 Average farm size (1920):  125.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Thermopolis Namesake:  Hot springs near the city site Founding:  18...

Founding:  1913 (declared in 1911) Parent county:  Converse Namesake:  The Niobrara River Seat:  Lusk (1913–) Land area:  2,626 square miles Population (2020):  2,467 Population (historic):  6,321 (1920); 4,723 (1930); 5,988 (1940) Periods of population growth:  pre-1920; 1930s; 2000s Subdivisions:  Three towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  592 (43.7 %) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  32.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  21.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,145 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $478 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  739 Average farm size (1920):  82 acres Sources of settlement:  Nebraska, Wyoming, Iowa, and Illinois _________________________________________________________________________________ Lusk Namesake:  Frank Lusk, local rancher F...