Clark County, Indiana

Founding: 1801
Parent county: Knox

Namesake: George Rogers Clark, Virginia militia officer
Seat: Springville (1801); Charlestown (1810–1873); Jeffersonville (1802–1810, 1873–)

Land area: 373 square miles

Population (2020): 121,093

Population (historic): 5,670 (1810); 14,595 (1840); 20,502 (1860); 31,835 (1900); 30,764 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1900; 1920–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; four towns; three CDPs; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,973 (8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,039
Average outbuilding value (1930): $653

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,002
Average farm size (1920): 70.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Germany, Ohio, Ireland, and Pennsylvania

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Jeffersonville

Namesake: Thomas Jefferson, U.S. president

Founding: 1802 (platting); 1803 (post office); 1807 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 49,447

Population (historic): 2,122 (1850); 7,254 (1870); 10,774 (1900); 11,946 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1920s; 1940–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,683 (8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Bottorff Farm (c. 1835). 6702 Bethany Road. Charlestown. Greek Revival.
2. Columbus Goodwin Farm (c. 1875). 6020 High–Jackson Road. Charlestown. Italianate.
3. David Lutz House (c. 1835). 7602 High–Jackson Road. Charlestown. Federal.
4. John Work House (1811). 3709 Tunnel Mill Road. Charlestown.
5. John Hoffman House (c. 1900). 2405 Utica Pike. Jeffersonville. Queen Anne.
6. St. Joseph Catholic Church (1880–1881). 2605 St. Joe Road. Silver Creek. Romanesque.
7. St. Joseph Catholic School (1892). 2605 St. Joe Road. Silver Creek. Romanesque.
8. Ensley Hilton Log House. 5017 King Road. Utica.

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