Bartholomew County, Indiana
Founding: 1821
Parent county: Jackson
Parent county: Jackson
Namesake: Joseph Bartholomew, Continental Army general
Seat: Columbus (1821–)
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
National Register listings: 24
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,256 (12.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.3%
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): $1,290Average 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
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); 1821 (post office)
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%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,327 (11.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Taylor House (c. 1890). 8843 East 50N. Clay. Eastlake.
- Wilson Beaz House (1862). 4700 North 425E. Clay. Greek Revival.
- Christopher Leatherock Farm (1869). 656 South 1000E. Clifty. Italianate.
- Swain Farm (c. 1875). 2810 North 1050E. Clifty. Italianate.
- Powell House (c. 1865). 4540 North 1200E. Clifty. Gothic Revival.
- Elza Breeding Farm (1871). 13730 North 100W. German. Italianate.
- Edward Carvin Farm (c. 1830). 14750 North 170W. German.
- James Glanton Farm (c. 1880/1905). 5757 US Highway 31. German. Classical Revival.
- Dean Farm (c. 1855). 13600 South 200E. Rock Creek. Italianate.
- *Newsom Farm (1861). 4950 South 150E. Sand Creek. Italianate.
- Hamblen Farm (c. 1890). 6340 South 250E. Sand Creek. Queen Anne.
- Porter Farm (c. 1890). 4975 East 500S. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
- *Elnora Daugherty House (1892). 5541 East 500S. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
- Nathan Newsom Farm (c. 1890). 6376 East 600S. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
- Alonzo Spurgeon Farm (1864). 11430 State Route 11. Wayne. Italianate.
- John Thompson Farm (1864). 11785 State Route 11. Wayne. Italianate.
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