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Community Table

Table 1. Communities planned and initiated by the Division of Subsistence Homesteads

Name

Location

Type

Units

Total cost

Unit cost

Arthurdale	Reedsville, W. Va	Stranded community	165	$2,744,724.09	$16,635
Cunberland Homesteads	Crossville, Tenn.	Stranded community	262	3,267,345.10	12,471
Tygart Valley Homesteads	Elkins, W. Va.	Stranded community	195	2,080,213.99	10,668
Westmoreland Homesteads	Greensburg, Penn.	Stranded community	255	2,516,469.81	9,869
Jersey Homesteads	Hightstown, N.J.	Co-operative industrial	206	3,402,382.27	16,516
Penderlea Homesteads	Pender County, N. Car.	Farm community	195	2,277,685.60	11,680
Piedmont Homesteads	Jasper County, Ga.	Farm community	50	649,650.88	12,993
Richton Homesteads	Richton, Miss.	Farm community	26	216,468.82	8,626
Shenandoah Homesteads	Five counties in Virginia	Resettlement communities (seven)	160	1,060,125.49	6,626
Cahaba (Trussville Homesteads)	Near Birmingham, Ala.	Industrial (small garden city)	287	2,760,610.47	9,619
Austin Homesteads	Austin, Minn.	Industrial	44	213,227.87	4,846
Bankhead Farms	Jasper, Ala.	Industrial	100	1,046,420.80	10,464
Beauxart Gardens	Beaumont, Tex.	Industrial	50	143,027.62	2,861
Dalworthington Gardens	Arlington, Tex.	Industrial	79	325,712.35	4,123
Dayton Homesteads	Dayton, Ohio.	Industrial	35	50,000.00 (loan)	----
Decatur Homesteads	Decatur, Ind.	Industrial	48	157,279.94	3,277
Duluth Homesteads	Duluth, Minn.	Industrial	84	983,984.30	11,714
El Monte Homesteads	El Monte, Calif.	Industrial	100	292,476,81	2,925
Granger Homesteads	Granger, Iowa	Industrial	50	216,189.87	4,324
Greenwood Homesteads	Near Birmingham, Ala.	Industrial	83	827,835.27	9,974
Hattiesburg Homesteads	Hattiesburg, Miss	Industrial	24	75,648.78	3,152
Houston Gardens	Houston, Tex.	Industrial	100	283,568.10	2,836
Lake County Homesteads	Chicago, Ill.	Industrial	53	554,745.53	10,469
Longview Homesteads	Longview, Was.	Industrial	60	194,097.52	3,235
Magnolia Homesteads	Meridian, Miss.	Industrial	25	73,556.46	2,942

McComb Homesteads	McComb, Miss.	Industrial	20	91,452.52	4,573
Mount Olive Homesteads	Near Birmingham, Ala.	Industrial	75	618,162.84	8,242
Palmerdale Homesteads	Near Birmingham, Ala.	Industrial	102	938,865.08	9,205
Phoenix Homesteads	Phoenix, Ariz.	Industrial	25	104,859.28	4,194
San Fernando Homesteads	Reseda, Calif.	Industrial	40	102,065.23	2,552
Three Rivers Gardens	Three Rivers, Tex.	Industrial	50	162,943.43	3,259
Tupelo Homesteads	Tupelo, Miss	Industrial	35	139,247.12	3,978
Wichita Gardens	Wichita Falls, Tex.	Industrial	62	187,527.85	3,025
Aberdeen Gardens	Newport News, Va.	Garden city for Negroes	159	1,353,896.29	8,515
Totals for all 34 subsistence homestead communities			3,304	$30,112,467.38	$9,114

Table 2. Communities planned or initiated by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Name

Location

Type

Units

Total cost

Unit cost

Dyess Colony	Mississippi County, Ark.	Farm Community	275*	$2,306,250.00 †	$8,386
Cherry Lake Farms	Near Madison, Fla.	Farm and rural industrial	132*	1,913,811.00 †	14,499
Pine Mountain Valley	Harris County, Ga.	Farm and rural industrial	205*	2,207,572.00 †	10,769
Burlington Project	Burlington, N. Dak.	Stranded community	35	213,172.15	6,091
Red House	Red House, W. Va.	Stranded community	150	1,506,397.82	10,769
Albert Lea Homesteads	Albert Lea, Minn.	Industrial	14	38,160.68	2,726
Arizona Part-Time Farms	Phoenix, Ariz.	Industrial	91	564,013.05	6,198
Fairbury Farmsteads	Jefferson County, Neb.	Farm Village	11	67,895.87	6,198
Fall City Farmsteads	Richardson County, Neb.	Farm Village	10	102,755.42	10,276
Grand Island Farmsteads	Hall County, Neb.	Farm Village	10	68,126.52	6,813
Kearney Homesteads	Buffalo County, Neb.	Farm Village	10	98,238.96	9,824
Loup City Farmsteads	Sherman County, Neb.	Farm Village	11	101,281.82	9,207
Scottsbluff Farmsteads	Scotts Bluff County, Neb.	Farm Village	23	231,520.02	10,276
Sioux Falls Farms	Minnehaha County, S. Dak.	Farm Village	14	218,660.71	15,619
South Sioux City Farmsteads	Dakota County, Neb.	Farm Village	22	115,395.98	5,245
Two Rivers Farmsteads	Douglas and Saunders couties, Neb.	Farm Village	40	547,746.49	13,694
Woodlake Community	Wood County, Tex.	Farm Village	101	648,255.81	6,418
Ashwood Plantation	Lee County, S. Car.	Farm community	161	1,874,268.56	11,641
Bosque Farms	Valencia County, N. Mex	Farm community	42	677,725.45	16,136
Chicot Farms	Chicot and Drew counties, Ark,	Farm community	85	578,338.60	6,804
Irwinville	Irwin County, Ga.	Farm community	105	899,815.34	8,571
Roanoke Farms	Halifax County, N. Car.	Farm community	294	2,191,568.39	7,454
Ropesville Farms	Hockley County, Tex.	Farm community	76	667,489.03	8,783
Scuppernong Farms	Tyrrell and Washington counties, N. Car.	Farm community	127	779,327.49	6,136
Skyline Farms	Jackson County, Ala.	Farm community	181	1,230,333.06	6,797
St. Francis River Farms	Poinsett County, Ark.	Farm community	86	546,767.43	6,358
Wichita Valley Farms	Wichita County, Tex.	Farm community	91	931,086.53	10,243
Wolf Creek	Grady County	Farm community	24	233,351.21	9,723
Totals for all 28 Federal Emergency Relief Administration			2,426	$21,559,325.39	$8,887

*As of 1943, after many consolidations.

† The original investment of the FERA. This does not include later expenditures.

Table 3. By the Resettlement Administration

Name

Location

Type

Units

Total cost

Unit cost

Greenbelt	Berwyn, Md. (near Washigton D.C.)	Garden city	890	$13,701,817.17	$15,395
Greendale	Milwaukee, Wis.	Garden city	640	10,638,465.62	16,623
Greenhills	Cincinnati, Ohio	Garden city	737	11,860,627.53	16,093
Ironwood Homesteads	Ironwood, Mich.	Small garden city	132	1,373,138.48	10,403
Drummond Project	Bayfield County, Wis.	Forest homesteads	32	246,376.88	7,699
Sublimity Farms	Laurel County, Ky.	Forest homesteads	66	419,824.85	6,361
Casa Grande Valley Farms	Pinal County, Ariz.	Co-operative farm	60	817,548.17	11,959
Lake Dick	Jefferson and Arkansas counties, Ark.	Co-operative farm	97	663,850.81	6,844
Terrebonne	Terrebonne Parish, La.	Co-operative plantation	73	514,504.21	7,048
Biscoe Farms	Prairie County, Ark.	Farm community	77	373,224.39	4,847
Christian-Trigg Farms	Christian County, Ky.	Farm community	106	971,424.99	9,164
Clover Bend Farms	Lawrence County, Ark.	Farm community	91	483,534.82	5,817
Desha Farms	Desha and Drew counties, Ark.	Farm community	88	511,872.94	5,817
Escambia Farms	Okaloosa County, Fla.	Farm community	81	585,818.99	7,232
Flint River Farms	Macon County, Ga.	Farm community	146	727,611.42	4,984
Gee's Bend Farms	Wilcox County, Ala.	Farm community	100	418,505.30	4,185
Hinds Farms	Hinds County, Miss	Farm community	81	294,484.96	3,636
Kinsey Flats	Custer County, Mont.	Farm community	80	874,741.08	10,934
La Forge Farms	New Madrid County, Mo.	Farm community	101	769,534.69	7,619
Lakeview Farms	Lee and Phillips counties, Ark.	Farm community	141	899,652.21	6,381
Lonoke Farms	Lonoke County, Ark.	Farm community	57	254,484.84	4,465
Lucedale Farms	George and Greene counties, Miss.	Farm community	93	449,945.75	4,838
McLennan Farms	McLennan County, Tex.	Farm community	20	244,050.17	12,203
Mileston Farms	Holmes County, Miss.	Farm community	110	744,721.40	6,770
Mounds Farms	Madison and East Carroll parishes, La.	Farm community	149	803,616.30	5,393
Orangeburg Farms	Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties, S. Car.	Farm community	80	535,518.55	6,694
Osage Farms	Pettis County, Mo.	Farm community	86	976,055.87	11,349
Pembroke Farms	Robeson County, N. Car.	Farm community	75	613,267.98	8,177
Plum Bayou	Jefferson County, Ark.	Farm community	200	1,634,921.84	8,175
Praire Farms	Macon County, Ala.	Farm community	34	201,683.79	5,932
Sabine Farms	Harrison County, Tex.	Farm community	80	436,674.00	5,458
Saginaw Valley Farms	Saginaw County, Mich.	Farm community	33	365,958.14	11,090
Sam Houston Farms	Harris County, Tex.	Farm community	86	607,777.78	7,067
Tiverton Farms	Sumter County, Ark.	Farm community	29	117,987.93	4,069
Townes Farms	Crittenden County, Ark.	Farm community	37	163,733.93	4,425
Transylvania Farms	East Carroll Parish, La	Farm community	163	847,640.34	5,200
Truman Farms	Poinsett County, Ark.	Farm community	57	278,937.13	4,894
Totals for all 37 Resettlement Administration communities			5,208	$56,423,535.25	$10,834
Grand totals for all 99 communities			10,938	$108,095,328.02	$9,691

*Most of the statistics in this Appendix were compiled from U.S. House of Representatives, Select Committee of the Committee on