Bartholomew County, Indiana

Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Jackson and unorganized territory

Namesake: Joseph Bartholomew, Continental Army general
Seat: Columbus (1821–)

Land area: 407 square miles

Population (2020): 82,208

Population (historic): 5,476 (1830); 17,865 (1860); 22,777 (1880); 24,593 (1900); 24,864 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1821–1910; 1920–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; one CDP; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,256 (12.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,290
Average outbuilding value (1930): $999

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,043
Average farm size (1920): 96.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina

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Columbus

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps Christopher Columbus

Founding: 1820 (platting as Tiptonia); 1821 (post office); 1864 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 50,474

Population (historic): 1,008 (1850); 3,359 (1870); 8,130 (1900); 9,935 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,327 (11.5%)

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