The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1841 Parent county:  Genesee Namesake:  The Wyoming Valley Seat:  Warsaw (1841–) Land area:  593 square miles Population (2020):  40,531 Population (historic):  31,981 (1850); 29,164 (1870); 31,193 (1890); 31,880 (1910); 28,764 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850; 1870–1890; 1900s; 1930–2000 Subdivisions:  Eight villages; three CDPs; 16 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,919 (43.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  83% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  32% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,830 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,161 Average farmhouse size (1940):  8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,165 Average farm size (1920):  73.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Warsaw Namesake:  Warsaw, Poland Founding: ...

Founding:  1850 Parent county:  Logan Namesake:  Unclear Seat:  Oceana (1850–1907); Pineville (1907–) Land area:  499 square miles Population (2020):  21,382 Population (historic):  1,645 (1850); 3,171 (1870); 6,247 (1890); 10,392 (1910); 20,926 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1860; 1870–1950; 1970s Subdivisions:  One city; two towns; nine CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,297 (11.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  21.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  1.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  28.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $540 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $189 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,181 Average farm size (1920):  33 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Pineville Namesake:  ...

Founding:  1842 Parent county:  Luzerne Namesake:  The Wyoming Valley Seat:  Tunkhannock (1842–) Land area:  397 square miles Population (2020):  26,069 Population (historic):  10,655 (1850); 14,585 (1870); 17,152 (1900); 15,517 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–1900; 1920–2010 Subdivisions:  Five boroughs; three CDPs; 18 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,839 (28.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  71.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  16.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,949 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,569 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,543 Average farm size (1920):  53 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Tunkhannock Namesake:  Tunkhannock...