Adams County, Indiana
Founding: 1836 (declared in 1835)
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: John Quincy Adams, U.S. president
Seat: Decatur (1836–)
Seat: Decatur (1836–)
Land area: 339 square miles
Population (2020): 35,809
Population (historic): 2,264 (1840); 9,252 (1860); 20,181 (1890); 19,957 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1930–2020
Subdivisions: Four cities; 12 townships
National Register listings: 10
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,201 (31.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.2%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.2%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.8%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,514
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,548
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,514
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,548
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,328
Average farm size (1920): 78 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, and Switzerland
Number of farms (1920): 2,328
Average farm size (1920): 78 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, and Switzerland
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Decatur
Namesake: Stephen Decatur, American naval officer
Founding: 1836 (platting); 1837 (post office)
Population (2020): 9,913
Population (historic): 231 (1850); 858 (1870); 4,148 (1900); 5,156 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1836–1980; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,405 (32.3%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,405 (32.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Boeker Log House (c. 1840). 555 West 300S. Monroe. Razed.
- Charles Heckman House (1867–1868). 11591 Winchester Road. Preble. Italianate.
- John Christen Farm (1875). 9100 North 000. Root. Italianate.
- Gerhard Franz Log House (c. 1845). 1244 East 1100N. Root. Razed.
- *John Lenhart House (1848). 6929 Piqua Road. Root. Greek Revival.
- John Dirkson Farm (1871). 9960 US Highway 27. Root.
- Elsias Dailey House (1862). 1717 Piqua Road. St. Marys. Greek Revival.
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