Clay County, Indiana

Founding: 1825
Parent counties: Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, and Vigo

Namesake: Henry Clay, Kentucky politician
Seat: Bowling Green (1828–1876); Brazil (1876–)

Land area: 358 square miles

Population (2020): 26,466

Population (historic): 1,616 (1830); 12,161 (1860); 25,854 (1880); 34,285 (1900); 26,479 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; one CDP; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,450 (29.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,006
Average outbuilding value (1930): $603

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,414
Average farm size (1920): 67 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, England, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania

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Brazil

Namesake: The country of Brazil

Founding: 1844 (post office); 1866 (platting); 1873 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 8,181

Population (historic): 2,186 (1870); 7,786 (1900); 8,744 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1866–1910; 1940–1960; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,512 (40.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Morgan Ringo House (c. 1850). Boy Scout Road, north of East 500 North. Cass.
2. George Goshorn Farm (c. 1875). 4273 South 200 East. Harrison. Italianate.
3. Farm (c. 1870). 2768 North 425 West. Perry. Italianate.
4. George McKinley House (1872). 3273 US Highway 40. Van Buren. Italianate.
5. Eaglesfield Place / William Eaglesfield Farm (c. 1855). 4870 US Highway 40. Van Buren. Greek Revival.
6. Pell House (1871). US Highway 40, east of Harmony. Van Buren. Italianate. Razed.
7. John Frump Farm (c. 1870). 5118 River Road. Washington. Italianate.

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