Brown County, Indiana

Founding: 1836
Parent counties: Bartholomew, Jackson, and Monroe

Namesake: Jacob Brown, U.S. army officer
Seat: Nashville (1836–)

Land area: 312 square miles

Population (2020): 15,475

Population (historic): 2,364 (1840); 6,507 (1860); 10,264 (1880); 9,727 (1900); 5,168 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: One town; one CDP; four townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 660 (7.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $600
Average outbuilding value (1930): $380

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,458
Average farm size (1920): 55.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia

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Nashville

Namesake: Nashville, Tennessee

Founding: 1836 (platting as Jacksonburg); 1837 (post office); 1872 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,256

Population (historic): 270 (1870); 393 (1900); 369 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1920–1950; 1960–1990; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 110 (17.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1860). 5434 Three Notch Road. Hamblen. Greek Revival.
2. Allen Anderson House (1861–1864). 7120 State Route 135. Jackson. Greek Revival.
3. James Mabe House (c. 1860). 6431 Christiansburg Road. Van Buren.

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