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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