Allen County, Indiana

Founding: 1824
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Allen, U.S. army officer
Seat: Fort Wayne (1824–)

Land area: 657 square miles

Population (2020): 385,410

Population (historic): 996 (1830); 29,328 (1860); 54,763 (1880); 77,270 (1900); 146,743 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; five towns; two CDPs; 20 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 21,304 (13.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,097
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,806

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,221
Average farm size (1920): 76.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, New York, Ireland, and France

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Fort Wayne

Namesake: Fort Wayne

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1829 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 263,886

Population (historic): 4,282 (1850); 17,718 (1870); 45,115 (1900); 114,946 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 17,801 (15.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jesse Vermilyea House (1839). 13501 Redding Drive. Aboite.
2. Trinity Lutheran Church (1903). 7821 Decatur Road. Adams. Gothic Revival.
3. Eel River Baptist Church (1916). 11022 Carroll Road. Eel River. Gothic Revival.
4. Lawrence Farm (c. 1875). 15314 Aboite Road. Lafayette. Italianate.
5. St. Patrick Catholic Church (1898–1899). 12305 Arcola Road. Lake. Gothic Revival.
6. Nicholas Muench Log House (c. 1860). 12191 Minnich Road. Madison.
7. Coleman House (c. 1850). 5910 Maples Road. Marion. Greek Revival.
8. St. John Lutheran Church (1908). 9921 Wayne Trace Road. Marion. Gothic Revival.
9. Dutch Ridge School (1888). 17915 Auburn Road. Perry. Eastlake.
10. Charles Bleke House (1875). 13212 Lima Road. Perry. Italianate.
11. Fisher West Farm (c. 1860). 17935 West Road. Perry. Italianate.
12. William Shordon House (c. 1870). 8412 Maysville Road. St. Joseph. Italianate.
13. School Number Seven (1899). 9311 Parent Road. St. Joseph. Romanesque.
14. Henry Young House (c. 1875). 8637 Trier Road. St. Joseph. Italianate.
15. Alfred Marquit House (c. 1875). 16423 State Route 37. Springfield. Italianate.
16. Jean-Baptiste de Richardville House (1827). 5705 Bluffton Road. Wayne. Greek Revival.
17. School Number Two (1892). 1036 Thomas Road. Wayne. Italianate.

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